Frederico Bicoro Akieme Nchama (born 17 March 1996), known as Federico Bikoro, is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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for
Botola
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club
Raja CA
Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football.
Founded on 20 M ...
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. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...
, 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
Akonangui FC
Akonangui Fútbol Club is an Equatoguinean football club based in the city of Ebibeyin.
It was dissolved in 2010,Sony Elá Nguema, and played for the side in the
CAF Champions League
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. He also played in the
Cano Sport Academy
Cano Sport Academy, simply known as Cano Sport, is an Equatoguinean football club based in the city of Malabo. It was founded in early 2014 by Cándido Nsue. They are the current champions of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol.
Achievements
*Equatoguin ...
.
In September 2016, after impressing on a trial basis, Bikoro agreed to a two-year contract with Spanish
Segunda División B
Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...
team
Recreativo de Huelva
Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Huelva, Andalucia, Spain. Founded on 23 December 1889, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in , holding home ...
. 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 ...
in
Tercera División
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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 Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mat ...
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 Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...
.
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 ...
in
Segunda División
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. He played his first professional match on 11 March, starting and being
sent off
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in a 1–3 loss at
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...
.
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 , and holds home games at ''Estadio Pinilla'', with a capacity of 4,500 seats.
History
Founded in 195 ...
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, it currently plays in , and holds home games at '' Estadio Nuevo Vivero'', with a 15,198-seat capacity.
History
Fo ...
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 , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''.
Besides football it ...
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 , temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with a capacity of 4,170 seats.
Ba ...
also in a temporary deal. In July 2021 he moved on loan to Hércules.
After playing in Norway for
Sandefjord
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, he signed for Tunisian club
Club Africain
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Libya
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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
Andorra
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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
Mauritius
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.
Bikoro is competing for his first international competition at the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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in
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
. In December 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Equatorial Guinea players selected by Juan Micha to compete in the
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
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.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.''
Playing style
Mainly a
central midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...
, he can also play as a winger. Bikoro is a high intensity midfielder.