Augustus Kargbo

Augustus Kargbo (born 24 August 1999) is a Sierra Leonean football player. He plays in Italy for Reggiana on loan from Crotone.

Augustus Kargbo
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Reggiana
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Campobasso 20 (6)
2018– Crotone 6 (0)
2018–2019 → Roccella (loan) 13 (4)
2019–2020 → Reggiana (loan) 21 (8)
2020– → Reggiana (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2020

Early career

As a boy Augustus Kargbo was scouted by his agent Numukeh Tunkara in Freetown, Sierra Leone at age of 13 years.[1] Believing in his quality he then persuaded the family to allow him to take the boy to Guinea where he could have a better training and development opportunity.

Club career

He started his professional career in Italian fourth-tier Serie D club Campobasso.[2]

In the summer of 2018, he joined Serie B club Crotone and was loaned back to Serie D, to Rocella. He returned from loan in January 2019.[3]

He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 19 January 2019 in a game against Cittadella, as a 68th-minute substitute for Marco Firenze.[4]

On 2 September 2019, he joined Reggio Audace on loan.[5] On 22 July he scored an important goal for the promotion of the club in Serie B in the final against Bari.[6]

He made his Serie A debut for Crotone on 20 September 2020 in a 1–4 away loss against Genoa.[7] On 29 September 2020 he returned to Reggiana on a new loan.[8]

International career

On 29 September 2020 he has been called up by Sierra Leone for the first team.[9]

References
  1. Sierra Leone's Augustus Kargbo left mum at 13 and now plays in Italy bbc.com
  2. "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "Crotone, Kargbo rientrato alla base dopo il prestito al Roccella" (in Italian). Crotone Sport. 11 January 2019.
  4. "Crotone v Cittadella game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 19 January 2019.
  5. "KARGBO IN PRESTITO ALLA REGGIO AUDACE" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 2 September 2019.
  6. "Finale playoff Serie C: Reggiana-Bari 1-0. Emiliani in Serie B" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. "Genoa v Crotone game report". Soccerway. 20 September 2020.
  8. "Kargbo alla Reggiana" (in Italian). Crotone. 29 September 2020.
  9. Russo, Andrea (29 September 2020). "Kargbo, felicità doppia: Nazionale e Reggiana" (in Italian). Il Resto del Carlino. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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