Cyrill Akono (born 29 February 2000) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and ...

Club career

Mainz 05

On 20 May 2019,

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club

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

announced that they had signed Akono from

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side

SC Preußen Münster SC Preußen Münster (English: Prussia Münster) is a German sports club based in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia which is mostly recognised for its football section. The football team currently plays in Regionalliga West which is the fourth tie ...

for the upcoming 2019–20 season.

Lübeck

He joined 3. Liga club

on loan until the end of the season in January 2021.

Verl

In May 2021, it was announced that Akono would join SC Verl on a three-year contract for the 2021–22 season.

Borussia Dortmund II

In December 2022, it was announced that Akono would join

Borussia Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund. They play in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure. History From Kreisliga to Oberliga (Until 1997) The second team of Boruss ...

on a one-year and half contract for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 season.

Return to Lübeck

On 24 June 2023, Akono signed a two-year contract with

Career statistics

Club

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* * 2000 births Living people Footballers from Münster German men's footballers Cameroonian men's footballers German people of Cameroonian descent Men's association football forwards SC Preußen Münster players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players VfB Lübeck players SC Verl players Borussia Dortmund II players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players {{Germany-footy-forward-stub