Abu-Bakarr Kargbo (born 21 December 1992) is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as a striker for German club Berliner AK 07.

Abu-Bakarr Kargbo
Kargbo in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Bo, Sierra Leone
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Berliner AK 07
Number 14
Youth career
TSV Rudow
0000–2005 Neuköllner Sportfreunde
2005–2009 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hertha BSC II 52 (5)
2011–2012 Hertha BSC 0 (0)
2013 Bayer Leverkusen II 3 (0)
2013–2015 Austria Lustenau 21 (1)
2015–2016 BSV SW Rehden 43 (18)
2016–2017 SV Rödinghausen 18 (9)
2017–2018 FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 18 (11)
2018–2020 Berliner AK 56 (30)
2020–2021 Kickers Offenbach 2 (1)
2021–2022 Berliner AK 36 (8)
2022–2023 Greifswalder FC 19 (7)
2024– Berliner AK 07 8 (0)
International career
2007 Germany U15 1 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U16 11 (4)
2009 Germany U17 9 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U18 6 (1)
2010 Germany U19 1 (0)
2018– Sierra Leone 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2018

Club career

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Kargbo rejected a move to English side Stoke City in 2012 having played two games for the under 21 side following his release by German side Hertha BSC that summer.[1][2]

International career

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Born in Sierra Leone, and raised in Germany, Kargbo was a youth international for Germany. On 17 March 2018, Kargbo was debuted for the Sierra Leone national football team in a friendly 4–0 loss to Iran.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Abu Bakarr Kargbo Hertha BSC trennt sich von Kargbo" (in German). 30 June 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Agent reveals German youngster Abu-Bakarr Kargbo rejected Stoke offer". 12 September 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Iran vs. Sierra Leone (4:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
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