Sidney Kargbo is a Sierra Leonean international footballer

Football in Sierra Leone

Football is by far the most popular sport in Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone national football team, governed by the Sierra Leone Football Association, is popularly known as the Leone Stars and represents the country in international football competitions...

 for K.V. Red Star Waasland

K.V. Red Star Waasland

Waasland-Beveren is a Belgian association football club located in the city of Beveren, East Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Second Division since 2004–05. The club was formerly known as K.F.C. Red Star Haasdonk until they changed their name to K.V. Red Star Waasland in June 2002,...

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Early life

Kargbo was born and raised in the east end of Freetown, Sierra Leone to Temne parents.

Career

He bagan his football career with East End Lions

East End Lions

East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. they are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history;East...

 in the Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The...

. Kargbo is commonly know in Sierra Leone by his nickname Pablo Cham, his former teams are Sierra Rangers, Sporting Charleroi in 2003-2004 sydney was voted best youth player by the sporting charleroi fans and joined 2005 to FC Brussels after 42 games in two year was released from FC Brussels. In November 2008 signed for FC Inter Turku played only one Liigacup match and joined than two months later to K.V. Red Star Waasland

K.V. Red Star Waasland

Waasland-Beveren is a Belgian association football club located in the city of Beveren, East Flanders. They have been playing in the Belgian Second Division since 2004–05. The club was formerly known as K.F.C. Red Star Haasdonk until they changed their name to K.V. Red Star Waasland in June 2002,...

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International career

Kargbo plays for the Leone's Star

Sierra Leone national football team

The Sierra Leone national football team, nicknamed the Leone Stars, is the national team of Sierra Leone and is controlled by the Sierra Leone Football Association...

, Sierra Leone senior soccer team. Kargbo made his international debut for Sierra Leone against Mali on September 5, 2006 in Freetown. Since his debut he has been a regular in the Sierra Leone national team.

Personal life

His older brother is Sierra Leonean international defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 Ibrahim Kargbo

Ibrahim Kargbo

Ibrahim Kargbo is a Sierra Leonean international football player, who currently plays for FK Baku from Azerbaijan.-Career:...

 who currently plays for Willem II in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 Eredivisie

Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

. Sidney along with his brother Ibrahim Kargbo are the first brothers to play for the Leone Stars (Sierra Leone national team) since the three Kallon brothers (Mohamed Kallon

Mohamed Kallon

Mohamed Kallon is a Sierra Leonean international footballer and considered the most famous footballer from Sierra Leone. He is currently playing for I-League club Viva Kerala FC-Personal life:...

, Kemokai Kallon

Kemokai Kallon

Kemokai Kallon nickname Panbody is a Sierra Leonean footballer playing currently for Kallon F.C. where he is the captain of the team. He is the older-brother of Sierra Leonean international footballer Mohamed Kallon and the younger brother of former Sierra Leonean international footballer Musa...

, Musa Kallon

Musa Kallon

Musa Kallon is a retired footballer and coach in Sierra Leone. He is the older brother of Sierra Leonean international footballers Mohammed Kallon, and Kemokai Kallon...

 and Kevin Kargbo.

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