Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.
Belgian footballer
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Ibrahim Kargbo Jr. (born 3 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Prishtina e Re. Born in Sierra Leone, Kargbo represented Belgium at youth international level.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Freetown, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prishtina e Re | ||
| Number | 89 | ||
| 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 | 23 | (1) |
| 2026– | Prishtina e Re | 16 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026 | |||
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
Career statistics
- As of 4 January 2023[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||
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| 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 | |