Zakari Junior Lambo (born 19 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Knokke. Born in Belgium, he represents the Niger national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Knokke | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Mouscron | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ronse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Ronse | 29 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Winkel | 28 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Ronse | 18 | (8) |
| 2020– | Knokke | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Niger | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
A youth product of Mouscron and Ronse, Lambo began his career with the semi-pro side Ronse. He transferred to Winkel in 2018, before returning to Ronse the following year. On 5 April 2020, Lambo signed a 2-year contract with Knokke.[2]
International career edit
Lambo was born in Belgium to a Nigerien father and Burkinabé mother, and holds all three passports. He was called up to represent the Niger national team for a set of friendlies in June 2021.[3] He debuted with Niger in a 2–0 friendly loss to the Gambia on 5 June 2021.[1]
Personal life edit
Lambo is the son of the former Nigerien international footballer Zakari Lambo.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Zakari Junior Lambo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ KW, Redactie (5 April 2020). "Zakari Junior Lambo tekent contract voor twee seizoenen bij Royal Knokke FC". KW.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Dinneweth, Steve (31 May 2021). "Junior Zakari Lambo (Knokke FC) geselecteerd voor nationale ploeg van Niger: "Een hele eer voor mij"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ KW, Redactie (31 May 2021). "Zakari Junior Lambo van Royal Knokke FC opgeroepen voor nationale ploeg van Niger". KW.be.
External links edit
- Zakari Junior Lambo at Soccerway
- RKFC Profile
- Zakari Junior Lambo at FootballDatabase.eu