| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franchel Ibara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Étoile du Congo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sochaux B | ||
| 2008–2010 | Étoile du Congo | ||
| 2010–2011 | AS Vita Club | ||
| 2011–2012 | AC Léopards | ||
| 2013–2015 | Étoile du Congo | ||
| 2016 | Diables Noirs | ||
| 2017 | CARA Brazzaville | ||
| 2018 | AS Otohô | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Congo U-20 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Congo | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Franchel Ibara (born 27 July 1989) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Ibara was born in Brazzaville, Congo. He played for Étoile du Congo before moving to FC Sochaux.[2] After one year in France, he returned to Étoile du Congo and played there until 2010.[3] In November 2010 he signed for DR Congo side AS Vita Club, before returning to Congo a year later.[4] He signed for AC Léopards on November 2011.[5]
Ibara received first cap for the full Congo national team in a qualifying match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup against Chad on 22 June 2008, and he scored his first goal in the match.[6]
He also appeared at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, scoring a goal from a penalty in the 59th minute of a match against Austria on 2 July.[6]
Franchel's brother Guillaume Ibara played most of his career in the Lower leagues in Belgium.[7] Guillaume played during his time for Belgian provincial football league team Entente Blegnytoise, international games for the Congo national team in the African Nations Cup Qualifier.[8]