Chadrac Akolo

Chadrac Akolo Ababa (born 1 April 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and the DR Congo national team.^[2]

Chadrac Akolo

Akolo training with VfB Stuttgart in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Chadrac Akolo Ababa
Date of birth	(1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	St. Gallen
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Sion	58	(18)
2016	→ Neuchâtel Xamax (loan)	16	(9)
2017–2019	VfB Stuttgart	38	(5)
2019–2022	Amiens	61	(10)
2021	→ SC Paderborn (loan)	8	(1)
2022–	St. Gallen	100	(27)
International career‡
2017–	DR Congo	15	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:37, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Early life and childhood

Born in the DR Congo, Akolo left the country with his family due to the political upheaval there and journeyed across the Mediterranean, arriving in Switzerland at age 14.^[3] It was there he caught the eye of FC Sion of the Swiss Super League.^[3]

Club career

On 1 February 2016, Kinshasa-born Akolo joined Neuchâtel Xamax on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.^[4]

On 9 July 2017, Akolo signed a four-year deal with VfB Stuttgart.^[5]

In July 2019, he moved to Amiens SC.^[6]

He joined SC Paderborn on loan until the end of the season in February 2021.^[7]

On 3 July 2022, Akolo moved to St. Gallen in Switzerland on a two-year contract.^[8]

International career

Akolo made his debut for the DR Congo national team in a 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Tunisia on 5 September 2017.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 January 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amiens	2019–20	Ligue 2	15	2	0	0	1	0	16	2
	2020–21	Ligue 2	13	2	1	0	–		14	2
	2021–22	Ligue 2	33	6	5	4	–		38	10
	Total		61	10	6	4	1	0	68	14
Paderborn (loan)	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	8	1	–		–		8	1
St. Gallen	2022–23	Swiss Super League	32	7	3	5	–		35	12
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	18	8	1	1	–		19	9
	Total		50	15	4	6	–		54	21
Career total			119	26	10	10	1	0	130	36

1. Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue

International

Scores and results list DR Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akolo goal.^[1]

List of international goals scored by Chadrac Akolo

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2019	Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France	Ivory Coast	1–2	1–3	Friendly
2	7 October 2021	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	Madagascar	1–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual

• Swiss Cup top scorer: 2022–23 (shared) ^{[better source needed] [11]}