Lorry Nkolo (born June 22, 1993) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for DRB Tadjenanet in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[1][2]

Lorry Nkolo
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Congo
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
DRB Tadjenanet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Diables Noirs - (-)
2015– DRB Tadjenanet 1 (1)
International career
2013– Congo 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, August 16, 2015 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, August 16, 2015 (EST)

Club career

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In the summer of 2015, Nkolo signed a two-year contract with Algerian club DRB Tadjenanet, becoming the club's first ever foreign player.[3]

Captain of his club team, CSM Diables Noirs, Nkolo was a leading goalscorer during the 2021 Congo Premier League season with 10 goals.[4]

International career

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In January 2014, coach Claude Leroy, invited him to be a part of the Congo squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[2][5] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Ghana, drawing with Libya and defeating Ethiopia.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "CHAN 2014: Congo squad". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Squad List for CGO-T0010 Congo Congo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ Toufik O (4 July 2015). "DRB Tadjenanet : Amir Sayoud pour se relancer" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Championnat national direct Ligue 1 : Lorry Nkolo en tête du classement des buteurs" [Championnat national direct Ligue 1 : Lorry Nkolo leads the scoring charts] (in French). Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale. 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa". capetownmagazine.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Ghana vs Congo Preview". goal.com/en-gh. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Ghana to play Chan 2014 opener Monday against Congo". modernghana.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.