Offrande_Zanzala
Offrande Zanzala
Congolese footballer (born 1996)
Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala (born 13 December 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Newport County.
| 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 | Newport County | ||
| 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 | 22 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Barrow | 19 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Exeter City (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022– | Newport County | 31 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 13 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 has three brothers. He is a devout Christian who prays before every game.[30] He went to school with Kwame Thomas and the two are still good friends,[31] as they both began their pro careers with Derby.
- As of match played 4 January 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[32] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Derby County | 2015–16[33] | 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[34] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16[33] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chester (loan) | 2017–18[34] | National League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2017–18[34] | League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Accrington Stanley | 2018–19[35] | League One | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| 2019–20[36] | League One | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 28 | 8 | |
| Total | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 14 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2020–21[37] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Carlisle United | 2020–21[37] | League Two | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| Barrow | 2021–22[38] | League Two | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2021–22[39] | League Two | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Newport County | 2022–23[40] | League Two | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Career total | 139 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 164 | 31 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Exeter City
- EFL League Two runner-up: 2021–22[41]
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Crewe Alexandra" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Offrande Zancala". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "Offrande Zanzala: 'Derby Gave Me A Chance After I Felt My Dream Was Gone'". dcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "Rams starlet Offrande Zanzala named Barclays U21 Premier League player of the month". Derby Telegraph. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "Stevenage sign Deimantas Petravicius and Offrande Zanzala". BBC Sport. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "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.
- Powell, Dave (14 October 2017). "Derby County youngster Offrande Zanzala joins Chester FC on loan". The Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- Wakefield, Mark (16 November 2017). "Derby striker returns to club after loan spell". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Offrande Zanzala: Accrington Stanley sign Derby striker and Akeel Francis". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "Wycombe Wanderers 0–4 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Offrande Zanzala: Derby County forward joins Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- Powell, Dave (1 July 2020). "Crewe Alex seal deal for striker Offrande Zanzala from Accrington Stanley". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Crewe Alexandra". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- "Crewe 3–4 Shrewsbury". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Zanzala Leaves Club By Mutual Consent". CreweAlex.net. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- "Carlisle sign ex-Crewe striker Zanzala". BBC Sport.
- "CLUB: Retained and released list 20/21". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Offrande Zanzala Joins The Bluebirds". www.barrowafc.com. 7 June 2021.
- "Offrande Zanzala joins Exeter City on loan". Barrow AFC. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- "Exeter City win promotion from League Two". BBC Sport. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Offrande Zanzala Leaves The Bluebirds". www.barrowafc.com. 11 June 2022.
- "Offrande Zanzala becomes signing number six!". www.newport-county.co.uk. 21 June 2022.
- 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.
- 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.
- Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
- "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "Congo - O. Zanzala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- "Games played by Offrande Zanzala in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- Offrande Zanzala at Soccerbase
- Offrande Zanzala at Soccerway
