Offrande Zanzala

Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala (born 13 December 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Carlisle United.[3] He started his football career at Derby County, and was later at Accrington Stanley and Crewe Alexandra.

Offrande Zanzala
Personal information
Full name Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2015 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Derby County 0 (0)
2016 → Stevenage (loan) 2 (0)
2017 → Chester (loan) 4 (0)
2018 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 6 (1)
2018–2020 Accrington Stanley 51 (10)
2020–2021 Crewe Alexandra 5 (0)
2021– Carlisle United 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Zanzala emigrated with his family from the Republic of the Congo to Austria in 1999 due to the Second Republic of the Congo Civil War.[4]

Derby County

Aged eight, he moved with his family to England, and, aged 12, signed with the Derby County Academy.[4] He was named as the Under-21 Premier League Player of the Month in October 2015 after scoring four goals in three youth team matches.[5] On 23 January 2016, he joined League Two side Stevenage on a one-month loan.[6] He made his debut in the Football League later that day, playing the first 67 minutes of a draw with Barnet at Broadhall Way.[7] In February 2017, Zanzala signed a contract extension keeping him with the Rams until 2019.[8]

Zanzala joined National League club Chester on loan in October 2017.[9] He returned to Derby the following month after the expiry of his loan.[10] In January 2018 he was loaned out again, to Accrington Stanley in League Two.[11] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2018, an injury-time penalty after he had been fouled, in a 0-4 win at Wycombe Wanderers.[12]

Accrington Stanley

On 2 August 2018, Zanzala rejoined Accrington, this time on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13] On 24 June 2020 it was announced Zanzala was leaving Accrington Stanley, having scored eight goals in his second season at the club.[14]

Crewe Alexandra

On 1 July 2020, Crewe Alexandra announced Zanzala had joined the club on a one-year deal with the option of a second year.[15] He made his Crewe debut in a 3-2 victory at Bolton Wanderers in an EFL Trophy group game on 8 September 2020.[16] He scored his only goal for Crewe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Shrewsbury Town.[17] On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed that Zanzala had been released by Crewe by mutual consent.[18]

Carlisle United

On 8 January 2021 he signed for Carlisle United.[19]

Personal life

Zanzala has three brothers. He is a devout Christian who prays before every game.[20] He went to school with Kwame Thomas and the two are still good friends,[21] as they both began their pro careers with Derby.

Career statistics
As of 2 January 2021
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[22] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2015–16[23]Derby CountyChampionship0000000000
2016–170000000000
2017–18[24]0000000000
Derby total 0000000000
2015–16[23]Stevenage (loan)League Two2000000020
2017–18[24]Chester (loan)National League4000000040
2017–18[24]Accrington Stanley (loan)League One6100000061
2018–19[25]Accrington StanleyLeague One274111031326
2019–20[26]246000042288
Accrington total 51101110736014
2020–21[27]Crewe AlexandraLeague One50100041101
Career total 681121101148216

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Offrande Zancala". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "CONTRACT: Striker agrees half-season deal". www.carlisleunited.co.uk.
  4. "Offrande Zanzala: 'Derby Gave Me A Chance After I Felt My Dream Was Gone'". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. "Rams starlet Offrande Zanzala named Barclays U21 Premier League player of the month". Derby Telegraph. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. "Stevenage sign Deimantas Petravicius and Offrande Zanzala". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  7. "Stevenage's winless streak stretched to seven games after they were held to a draw by Barnet in League Two". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  8. "Offrande Zanzala Signs New Derby County Contract". dcfc.co.uk.
  9. Powell, Dave (14 October 2017). "Derby County youngster Offrande Zanzala joins Chester FC on loan". The Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. Wakefield, Mark (16 November 2017). "Derby striker returns to club after loan spell". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. "Offrande Zanzala: Accrington Stanley sign Derby striker and Akeel Francis". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  12. "Wycombe Wanderers 0-4 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. "Offrande Zanzala: Derby County forward joins Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  14. Accrington Stanley: Retained list, 24 June 2020/
  15. Powell, Dave (1 July 2020). "Crewe Alex seal deal for striker Offrande Zanzala from Accrington Stanley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  16. "Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Crewe Alexandra". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  17. "Crewe 3-4 Shrewsbury". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  18. "Zanzala Leaves Club By Mutual Consent". CreweAlex.net. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  19. "Carlisle sign ex-Crewe striker Zanzala" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. Baines, Ollie (25 August 2016). "Surviving in the jungle away from war to joining exeter city Offrande Zanzala: "God is my everything"". Cross The Line. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  21. Baines, Ollie (21 August 2016). "Coventry City and England U20 international, Kwame Thomas: "Jesus is the source of my success"". Cross The Line. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  22. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  23. "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  24. "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  25. "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  26. "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  27. "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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