Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Saarbrücken, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
ESV Saarbrücken | |||
–2004 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
2004 | Metz | ||
2004–2009 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2009 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Greuther Fürth | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Greuther Fürth II | 31 | (14) |
2010–2011 | VfR Aalen | 5 | (0) |
2011 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden II | 13 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Waldhof Mannheim | 8 | (1) |
2012–2013 | FC Homburg | 27 | (5) |
2013–2014 | FC Wohlen | 29 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Miedź Legnica | 40 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Arka Gdynia | 51 | (4) |
2018–2019 | F91 Dudelange | 3 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Titus Pétange | 32 | (0) |
Total | 243 | (33) | |
International career | |||
2007 | Germany U-17 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yannick Kakoko (born 26 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]
Born in Saarbrücken, Kakoko began his career with ESV Saarbrücken and later 1. FC Saarbrücken. [1] He left Saarbrücken in summer 2004, joining FC Metz, but returned to Germany after two years, joining Bayern Munich a youth contract. He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against VfR Aalen in March 2009, but had to be substituted due to injury. [2] He left Bayern Munich II in July 2009 and signed his first professional contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[ citation needed] After one year in the Greuther Fürth reserve team, he signed a contract for VfR Aalen on 9 June 2010,[ citation needed] but was released by the club six months later.[ citation needed] He spent half a season playing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden II before joining SV Waldhof Mannheim in July 2011. A year later he signed for FC Homburg.
Kakoko joined Union Titus Pétange ahead of the 2019–20 season on a three-year contract. [3]
He retired at the end of the 2020–21 season. [4]
Kakoko was member of the Germany U-17 at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. [5]
Kakoko's father, Etepe, was also a footballer, representing Zaire (as the DR Congo was then known) at the 1974 World Cup. He also played for VfB Stuttgart, and later 1. FC Saarbrücken, whom Yannick represented as a youth. [6]
Arka Gdynia
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 26 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Saarbrücken, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
ESV Saarbrücken | |||
–2004 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
2004 | Metz | ||
2004–2009 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2009 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Greuther Fürth | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Greuther Fürth II | 31 | (14) |
2010–2011 | VfR Aalen | 5 | (0) |
2011 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden II | 13 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Waldhof Mannheim | 8 | (1) |
2012–2013 | FC Homburg | 27 | (5) |
2013–2014 | FC Wohlen | 29 | (4) |
2014–2016 | Miedź Legnica | 40 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Arka Gdynia | 51 | (4) |
2018–2019 | F91 Dudelange | 3 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Titus Pétange | 32 | (0) |
Total | 243 | (33) | |
International career | |||
2007 | Germany U-17 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yannick Kakoko (born 26 January 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]
Born in Saarbrücken, Kakoko began his career with ESV Saarbrücken and later 1. FC Saarbrücken. [1] He left Saarbrücken in summer 2004, joining FC Metz, but returned to Germany after two years, joining Bayern Munich a youth contract. He made his debut in a 3. Liga match against VfR Aalen in March 2009, but had to be substituted due to injury. [2] He left Bayern Munich II in July 2009 and signed his first professional contract with SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[ citation needed] After one year in the Greuther Fürth reserve team, he signed a contract for VfR Aalen on 9 June 2010,[ citation needed] but was released by the club six months later.[ citation needed] He spent half a season playing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden II before joining SV Waldhof Mannheim in July 2011. A year later he signed for FC Homburg.
Kakoko joined Union Titus Pétange ahead of the 2019–20 season on a three-year contract. [3]
He retired at the end of the 2020–21 season. [4]
Kakoko was member of the Germany U-17 at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. [5]
Kakoko's father, Etepe, was also a footballer, representing Zaire (as the DR Congo was then known) at the 1974 World Cup. He also played for VfB Stuttgart, and later 1. FC Saarbrücken, whom Yannick represented as a youth. [6]
Arka Gdynia