Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.

Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	BATE Borisov
Number	77
Youth career
	Beerschot
	Reading
2016–2018	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Roeselare	13	(0)
2019	→ Lierse Kempenzonen (loan)	10	(2)
2020–2022	Dynamo Kyiv	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Olimpik Donetsk (loan)	20	(3)
2022	→ Celje (loan)	0	(0)
2022	→ Doxa Katokopias (loan)	7	(0)
2023	Celje	7	(0)
2023	Solin	7	(2)
2024	Dnepr Mogilev	10	(0)
2024	Jedinstvo Ub	7	(0)
2025–	BATE Borisov	12	(1)
International career
2017–2018	Belgium U18	5	(1)
2018–2019	Belgium U19	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2025

Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for BATE Borisov. Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo represented Belgium at youth international level.

Early life

Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo moved to Belgium at the age of 8 with his father, Ibrahim Kargbo. ^[2]

Club career

Kargbo played youth football for Beerschot, Reading and Crystal Palace, ^[3] before signing for Roeselare of the Belgian First Division B in January 2018. ^{[4] [5]} He moved on loan to Lierse Kempenzonen in August 2019. ^[6]

In December 2019, Kargbo signed for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv. ^[1] In August 2020, he moved on loan to Olimpik Donetsk. ^[7] In January 2022, Kargbo was loaned to Slovenian PrvaLiga side Celje; ^[8] however, his contract was terminated just one month later. ^[9]

In August 2022, Kargbo was loaned to Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias. ^[10] After half a season in Cyprus, where he made seven league appearances, ^[11] he returned to Slovenia and signed with Celje on a permanent deal. ^[12]

In March 2025, Kargbo returned to Belarus, joining BATE Borisov. ^[13]

International career

Kargbo represented Belgium internationally at under-18 and under-19 levels. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2023 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Roeselare	2017–18	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018–19	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	2019–20	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
Lierse Kempenzonen (loan)	2019–20	10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
Dynamo Kyiv	2019–20	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2020–21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Olimpik Donetsk (loan)	2020–21	20	3	1	0	0	0	21	3
Celje (loan)	2021–22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doxa Katokopias (loan)	2022–23	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total		52	5	3	0	0	0	55	5

References

1. "Presenting the newcomer. Ibrahim Kargbo Junior". FC Dynamo Kyiv. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. Mohamed Fajah Barrie (27 July 2017). "Kargbo Jnr unsure about Sierra Leone commitment after allegations against his father". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "Zoon Ibrahim Kargbo tekent bij Crystal Palace" (in Dutch). BD. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
4. Mohamed Fajah Barrie (8 January 2018). "Ibrahim Kargbo Junior on the move with sights set on Belgium". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
5. "KSV Roeselare verwelkomt Ibrahim Kargbo Junior" (in Dutch). KW. 4 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
6. "TRANSFER: Lierse Kempenzonen huurt bij Roeselare". 29 August 2019.
7. "Dynamo transfers – two legionnaires of Kiev Benito and Kargbo will move to Olympic – Football news – UNIAN". 28 August 2020.
8. "V Celje je prišel nov igralec, ki bo zadolžen za gole, doslej pa je bil soigralec Benjamina Verbiča" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
9. "Pregled pogodb med igralci in klubi 1.SNL na dan 11.02.2022" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
10. "Ibrahim Kargbo to feature for Doxa". fcdynamo.com. Dynamo Kyiv. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
11. "Ibrahim Kargbo » First Division 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
12. "Nova okrepitev v Celju: Vrnil se je igralec, ki ima v Celju neporavnane dolgove". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
13. "Ибрахим Каргбо — игрок БАТЭ" [Ibrahim Kargbo - BATE player]. www.fcbate.by (in Russian). 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
14. "Ibrahim Kargbo" (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
15. Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. at Soccerway . Retrieved 9 August 2022.