Federico Bikoro

Federico Bikoro Akieme (born 17 March 1996), also known as Sisinio,[1] is a professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Zaragoza and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a winger.[3] Born in Cameroon, he plays for Equatorial Guinea at international level.

Federico Bikoro
Personal information
Full name Federico Bikoro Akieme[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Akonangui
2015 Sony de Elá Nguema
2016 Cano Sport Academy
2017 Alcalá 9 (0)
2017–2018 SS Reyes 14 (1)
2018 Lorca 2 (0)
2018–2019 Teruel 30 (1)
2019– Zaragoza 0 (0)
2020 → Badajoz (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2015– Equatorial Guinea 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018

Early life

Bikoro was born in Douala, Cameroon to an Equatorial Guinean father and a Cameroonian mother.[4] When he was 15, his parents died in a traffic accident. In order to help his family economically he decided to abandon his studies and his intention to be a lawyer. He worked as a mason and carpenter before finally becoming a footballer.[5]

Club career

Bikoro began his career with Akonangui FC. In 2015 he moved to Sony Elá Nguema, and played for the side in the CAF Champions League.[6] He also played in the Cano Sport Academy.

In September 2016, after impressing on a trial basis, Bikoro agreed to a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División B team Recreativo de Huelva.[2] His deal could not be completed due to issues with his paperwork, and he instead signed for RSD Alcalá in Tercera División the following February.[7]

On 18 August 2017, Bikoro joined UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in the third division.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 January of the following year, netting the equalizer in a 3–1 away win against SD Ponferradina.

On 31 January 2018, Bikoro signed for Lorca FC in Segunda División.[9] He played his first professional match on 11 March, starting and being sent off in a 1–3 loss at Real Zaragoza.[10]

On 24 July 2018, Bikoro joined CD Teruel in the third tier.[11] The following 11 June, he agreed to a four-year deal with Zaragoza in division two.[12]

International career

Bikoro made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea national team on 4 September 2013, appearing in a non-FIFA friendly against Libya, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[6] His official debut for the side came on 6 June 2015, as he started in a 1–0 away win against Andorra.[13]

Bikoro scored his first international goal on 9 October 2017, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against Mauritius.[6]

International goals
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.[6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2017Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Mauritius2–13–1Friendly

Personal life

Bikoro is a devout Christian.[5]

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References
  1. "Competitions - 19th Edition of CAF Champions League - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  2. "El Recreativo ficha al defensa internacional guineano Federico Bikoro" [Recreativo sign the Guinean international defender Federico Bikoro] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. "Profile" (in Spanish). Resultados Futbol. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. Giménez, Paco (21 July 2019). "Bikoro: "Yo trabajo pensando en que me quedaré en el Real Zaragoza"" (in Spanish). Heraldo Aragón. Retrieved 22 July 2019. My father was (Equatorial) Guinean and my mother was from Cameroon. At that time, they lived in Douala, Cameroon. I am the oldest of four brothers. My father's family is in Equatorial Guinea. My mother's, in Cameroon. I moved in 2015 to Guinea, to Malabo, when I was 19 years old. I studied French Literature in Cameroon. My goal, then, was to become a lawyer. But when I lost my parents, that hope was gone.
  5. Valero, S. (21 July 2019). "Bikoro: «El fútbol me lo ha dado todo, me ha salvado a mí y a mi familia»" (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved 22 July 2019. I was going to study French Literature, I even did the entrance exam to the university, but everything changed because of the accident, because I had to find a way to earn a living, to eat and to bring food to my brothers. I did everything, with friends who were masons and carpenters I helped them and with the money they gave me we (my brothers and I) were going ahead at home. Yes (God is important in my life), I am a Christian and a very believer. Before my parents died they taught us to pray, to ask God, to have that faith and I in any situation of my life I know that he is by my side, I pray a lot and I thank him for everything.
  6. "Federico Bikoro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  7. "La gran promesa africana del Recre acaba en el Alcalá" [The great African prospect of Recre ends up at Alcalá] (in Spanish). Diario de Huelva. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  8. "El defensa Bikoro ya es jugador de la U.D. Sanse" [The defender Bikoro already is an U.D. Sanse player] (in Spanish). UD SS Reyes. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  9. "El Lorca FC incorporó a Bikoro, internacional con Guinea" [Lorca FC signed Bikoro, international with Guinea] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  10. "El Zaragoza se pasea ante el desahuciado Lorca" [Zaragoza route over the hopeless Lorca] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  11. "Federico Bikoro, nuevo fichaje del CD Teruel" [Federico Bikoro, new signing of CD Teruel] (in Spanish). Diario de Teruel. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. "Bikoro, Mingotes y Etinof, primeras incorporaciones del Real Zaragoza" [Bikoro, Mingotes and Etinof, first additions of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  13. "The National Nzalang beats the national team of Andorra". Guinea Equatorial Press. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.


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