Jacques Andre Zakari Lambo (born 14 May 1976 in Argoum Doutchi) is a former Nigerien footballer, who played as a striker.

Zakari Lambo
Personal information
Full name Jacques Andre Zakari Lambo
Date of birth (1976-05-14) 14 May 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Argoum Doutchi, Niger
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 JS du Ténéré
1994 Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
1994–1996 Hutnik Kraków 38 (13)
1996 RCD Mallorca
1997–1998 Eendracht Aalst 33 (7)
1999–2000 VfR Mannheim 19 (2)
2000–2001 UR Namur
2002 Hutnik Kraków
2002–2004 R.F.C. Tournai
2004–2005 KVC Zwevegem Sport
2005–2008 KVK Ieper
2008–2009 Eendracht Wervik
International career
1992–1995 Niger 20 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played most of his professional career in Poland and Belgium, appearing for ten different clubs.

Football career edit

Lambo started his professional career in Nigeren club JS du Ténéré; then he played for Burkinabé club Etoile Filante Ouagadougou. He arrived in Kraków at age 18, and soon he became a regular player for Hutnik Kraków. After a brief spell with Spanish RCD Mallorca, he went to Belgium, when he spent most of the subsequent years, playing for Eendracht Aalst, UR Namur, R.F.C. Tournai, KVC Zwevegem Sport, KVK Ieper and Eendracht Wervik. He also played for German side VfR Mannheim and, for the second time, for Hutnik Kraków.

Zakari Lambo represented Niger at senior level, scoring fifteen goals in twenty matches.

Personal life edit

Lambo is the father of the footballer Zakari Junior Lambo, who also represented the Niger national team.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ KW, Redactie (May 31, 2021). "Zakari Junior Lambo van Royal Knokke FC opgeroepen voor nationale ploeg van Niger". KW.be.

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