Zohore playing for Cardiff City in 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albin Kenneth Dahrup Zohore | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Cardiff City | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2006 | BK Skjold | ||
2006–2009 | KB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Copenhagen | 16 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Fiorentina | 0 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Brøndby IF (loan) | 25 | (5) |
2014 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2015–2016 | OB | 24 | (9) |
2016 | K.V. Kortrijk | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2016– | Cardiff City | 29 | (12) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2011 | Denmark U17 | 24 | (13) |
2012 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Denmark U19 | 16 | (6) |
2013– | Denmark U21 | 15 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:17, 7 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2015 |
Albin Kenneth Dahrup Zohore (born 31 January 1994) is a Danish footballer who plays as a striker for Cardiff City.
Kenneth Zohore is born into a football family. Kenneth Zohore's father is the second cousin of former Chelsea star-striker Didier Drogba.
In the fall of 2009 Zohore was promoted to the under-19 squad at the age of 15. He joined the first team's training camp in Marbella, Spain on 2 February 2010 together with Thobias Skovgaard.
On 7 March 2010, Zohore made his debut for the first team squad, being only 16 years and 35 days old, he became the youngest player to ever make his debut in the Danish Superliga. He replaced César Santin in the 73rd minute in a 5–0 victory against AGF. On 30 October 2010, Zohore scored his first goal for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga against Lyngby Boldklub. He is the second youngest goalscorer ever in the Danish Superliga, after Mads Beierholm.
On the 20 October 2010, Kenneth Zohore made his first UEFA Champions League appearance for F.C. Copenhagen playing FC Barcelona on Camp Nou. The 16-year-old striker replaced César Santin in the 74th minute of the game.
On March 16, he made an appearance in Chelsea vs Copenhagen. He was one of the youngest players ever to play in the Champion's League. He has previously been on trial at Chelsea and Inter Milan.
On 31 January 2012, FC Copenhagen announced that Zohore was signed by Italian side ACF Fiorentina. He was given shirt no. 33.