Offrande Zanzala

Offrande Zanzala
Personal information
Full name Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Brazzaville, Congo
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AFC Fylde
Number 9
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 22 (5)
2021–2022 Barrow 19 (3)
2022 → Exeter City (loan) 15 (2)
2022–2024 Newport County 32 (6)
2024– AFC Fylde 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala (born 13 December 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club AFC Fylde.

Career

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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.[3]

Derby County

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Aged eight, he moved with his family to England, and, aged 12, signed with the Derby County Academy.[3] 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.[4] On 23 January 2016, he joined League Two side Stevenage on a one-month loan.[5] He made his debut in the Football League later that day, playing the first 67 minutes of a draw with Barnet at Broadhall Way.[6] In February 2017, Zanzala signed a contract extension keeping him with the Rams until 2019.[7]

Zanzala joined National League club Chester on loan in October 2017.[8] He returned to Derby the following month after the expiry of his loan.[9] In January 2018 he was loaned out again, to Accrington Stanley in League Two.[10] 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.[11]

Accrington Stanley

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On 2 August 2018, Zanzala rejoined Accrington, this time on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 24 June 2020 it was announced Zanzala was leaving Accrington Stanley, having scored eight goals in his second season at the club.[13]

Crewe Alexandra

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On 1 July 2020, Crewe Alexandra announced Zanzala had joined the club on a one-year deal with the option of a second year.[14] He made his Crewe debut in a 3–2 victory at Bolton Wanderers in an EFL Trophy group game on 8 September 2020.[15] He scored his only goal for Crewe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Shrewsbury Town.[16] On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed that Zanzala had been released by Crewe by mutual consent.[17]

Carlisle United

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On 8 January 2021 he signed for Carlisle United.[18] At the end of the season, Zanzala was offered a new contract with the club.[19]

Barrow

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On 7 June 2021, Zanzala joined Barrow on a two-year contract.[20] On 10 January 2022, Zanzala joined EFL League Two side Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[21] Zanzala was part of the Exeter team that achieved promotion as League Two runners-up.[22]

On 11 June 2022, Zanzala had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[23]

Newport County

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On 21 June 2022, Zanzala joined Newport County on a one-year contract.[24] He made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the starting line up for the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United.[25] After just two League Two matches Zanzala suffered a serious injury which ruled him out until December 2022.[26] He scored his first goal for Newport on 2 December 2022 on his return to the team as a second half substitute in the 2–1 League Two win against Crewe Alexandra.[27] In April 2023 Zanzala was again ruled out with another serious injury[28] and he did not return to the Newport team until March 2024.[29]

Zanzala was released by Newport County at the end of the 2023-24 season.[30]

AFC Fylde

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On 22 July 2024, Zanzala joined National League side AFC Fylde on a one-year deal.[31]

Personal life

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Zanzala has three brothers. He is a devout Christian who prays before every game.[32] He went to school with Kwame Thomas and the two are still good friends,[33] as they both began their pro careers with Derby.

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 September 2024
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[34] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Derby County 2015–16[35] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[36] Championship 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16[35] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chester (loan) 2017–18[36] National League 4 0 1 0 — — 0 0 5 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2017–18[36] League One 6 1 — 0 0 0 0 6 1
Accrington Stanley 2018–19[37] League One 27 4 1 1 1 0 3[a] 1 32 6
2019–20[38] League One 24 6 0 0 0 0 4[a] 2 28 8
Total 51 10 1 1 1 0 7 3 60 14
Crewe Alexandra 2020–21[39] League One 5 0 1 0 0 0 4[a] 1 10 1
Carlisle United 2020–21[39] League Two 22 5 — 0 0 0 0 22 5
Barrow 2021–22[40] League Two 19 3 3 1 2 0 3[a] 1 27 5
Exeter City (loan) 2021–22[41] League Two 15 2 — — 0 0 15 2
Newport County 2022–23[42] League Two 15 3 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 17 3
2023–24[43] League One 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
Total 32 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 34 6
AFC Fylde 2024–25[44] National League 4 0 0 0 — 0 0 4 0
Career total 160 27 6 2 4 0 15 5 185 34
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Exeter City

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Offrande Zancala". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Offrande Zanzala: 'Derby Gave Me A Chance After I Felt My Dream Was Gone'". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Rams starlet Offrande Zanzala named Barclays U21 Premier League player of the month". Derby Telegraph. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Stevenage sign Deimantas Petravicius and Offrande Zanzala". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Offrande Zanzala Signs New Derby County Contract". dcfc.co.uk.
  8. ^ Powell, Dave (14 October 2017). "Derby County youngster Offrande Zanzala joins Chester FC on loan". The Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. ^ Wakefield, Mark (16 November 2017). "Derby striker returns to club after loan spell". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Offrande Zanzala: Accrington Stanley sign Derby striker and Akeel Francis". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–4 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Offrande Zanzala: Derby County forward joins Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. ^ Accrington Stanley: Retained list, 24 June 2020/
  14. ^ Powell, Dave (1 July 2020). "Crewe Alex seal deal for striker Offrande Zanzala from Accrington Stanley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Crewe Alexandra". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Crewe 3–4 Shrewsbury". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Zanzala Leaves Club By Mutual Consent". CreweAlex.net. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Carlisle sign ex-Crewe striker Zanzala". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "CLUB: Retained and released list 20/21". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Offrande Zanzala Joins The Bluebirds". www.barrowafc.com. 7 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Offrande Zanzala joins Exeter City on loan". Barrow AFC. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Exeter City win promotion from League Two". BBC Sport. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Offrande Zanzala Leaves The Bluebirds". www.barrowafc.com. 11 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Offrande Zanzala becomes signing number six!". www.newport-county.co.uk. 21 June 2022.
  25. ^ Newport debut
  26. ^ Zanzala injury
  27. ^ Zanzala first Newport goal
  28. ^ Zanzala injured again
  29. ^ Zanzala Newport return again
  30. ^ "Omar Bogle leaves Newport County as Will Evans has contract extended". BBC Sport. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  31. ^ "Offrande Zanzala joins the Coasters". www.afcfylde.co.uk. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  35. ^ a b "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  36. ^ a b c "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  37. ^ "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  38. ^ "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  39. ^ a b "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  40. ^ "Congo - O. Zanzala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  41. ^ "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  42. ^ "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  43. ^ "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  44. ^ "Congo - O. Zanzala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  45. ^ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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