Frederico Bicoro Akieme Nchama (born 17 March 1996), known as Federico Bikoro, is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

Club Africain Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...

and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Born in Cameroon, he plays for Equatorial Guinea at international level.

Early life

Bikoro was born in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Ai ...

, Cameroon to an Equatorial Guinean father and a Cameroonian mother. 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.

Club career

Bikoro began his career with

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but return ...

, where he was known as Sisinio. In 2015 he moved to CD Elá Nguema, Sony Elá Nguema, and played for the side in the

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. He also played in the

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. In September 2016, after impressing on a trial basis, Bikoro agreed to a two-year contract with Spanish

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team

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. His deal could not be completed due to issues with his paperwork, and he instead signed for

RSD Alcalá Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Henares in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal del Val'', with a capac ...

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

the following February. On 18 August 2017, Bikoro joined

UD San Sebastián de los Reyes Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Madrid. Founded in 1971 it pla ...

in the third division. 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 Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

. On 31 January 2018, Bikoro signed for

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

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. He played his first professional match on 11 March, starting and being

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in a 1–3 loss at

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. On 24 July 2018, Bikoro joined

CD Teruel Club Deportivo Teruel is a Spanish football team based in Teruel, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1954, the club plays in the Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, and holds home games at ''Estadio Pinilla'', with a capacity of ...

in the third tier. The following 11 June, he agreed to a four-year deal with Zaragoza in division two, but was loaned to

CD Badajoz Club Deportivo Badajoz is a Spanish football team based in Badajoz, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1905 and refounded in 2012, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, and holds home games at ''Estadio Nu ...

on 16 January 2020. On 4 September 2020, Bikoro agreed to a one-year loan deal with

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

, recently relegated to the third division. The following 26 January, after appearing rarely, he moved to fellow league team

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with ...

also in a temporary deal. In July 2021 he moved on loan to Hércules. After playing in Norway for

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, he signed for Tunisian club

in September 2023.

International career

Bikoro made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea national team on 4 September 2013, appearing in a non-FIFA friendly against

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, which ended in a 1–1 draw. His official debut for the side came on 6 June 2015, as he started in a 1–0 away win against

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

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.''

Playing style

Mainly a

, he can also play as a winger. Bikoro is a high intensity midfielder.

Personal life

Bikoro is a devout Christian.

References

External links

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