Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala (born 13 December 1997) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Newport County.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club 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 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 20 August 2022 (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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 runners-up.[22]
On 11 June 2022, Zanzala had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[23]
On 21 June 2022, Zanzala joined Newport County on a free transfer.[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]
Zanzala has three brothers. He is a devout Christian who prays before every game.[26] He went to school with Kwame Thomas and the two are still good friends,[27] as they both began their pro careers with Derby.
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[28] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Derby County | 2015–16[29] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18[30] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Derby total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16[29] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Chester (loan) | 2017–18[30] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2017–18[30] | League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Accrington Stanley | 2018–19[31] | League One | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
2019–20[32] | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 8 | ||
Accrington total | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 14 | ||
Crewe Alexandra | 2020–21[33] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Carlisle United | 2020–21[33] | League Two | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
Barrow | 2021–22[34] | League Two | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
Exeter City (loan) | 2021–22[35] | League Two | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Career total | 124 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 146 | 28 |
Newport County A.F.C. – current squad | |
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