Franchel Ibara
Franchel Ibara (born 27 July 1989) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Ibara was born in Brazzaville, Congo. He played for Étoile du Congo before moving to FC Sochaux.[2] After one year in France, he returned to Étoile du Congo and played there until 2010.[3] In November 2010 he signed for DR Congo side AS Vita Club, before returning to Congo a year later.[4] He signed for AC Léopards in November 2011.[5]
International career
Ibara received first cap for the full Congo national team in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Chad on 22 June 2008, and he scored his first goal in the match.[6]
He also appeared at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, scoring a goal from a penalty in the 59th minute of a match against Austria on 2 July.[6]
Personal life
Franchel's brother Guillaume Ibara played most of his career in the Lower leagues in Belgium.[7] Guillaume played during his time for Belgian provincial football league team Entente Blegnytoise, international games for the Congo national team in the African Nations Cup Qualifier.[8]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Franchel Ibara joueur de Libre/Etranger - Foot National
- ^ Franchel Ibara at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ octobre | 2011 | Angongaj2011's Blog | Page 3
- ^ Football : Franchel Ibara dans les rangs d'AC Léopards
- ^ a b Franchel Ibara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Franchel Ibara vers Sochaux !
- ^ International Matches 1995 - Africa