| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (age 29)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville,Congo | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chester | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | →Stevenage (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | →Chester (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Accrington Stanley (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Accrington Stanley | 51 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Carlisle United | 22 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Barrow | 19 | (3) |
| 2022 | →Exeter City (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Newport County | 32 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | AFC Fylde | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | Torquay United | 12 | (2) |
| 2025– | Chester | 12 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:11, 12 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Offrande Jolynold Serge Zanzala (born 13 December 1997) is a Congolese professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forNational League North clubChester FC.
Zanzala emigrated with his family from theRepublic of the Congo toAustria in 1999 due to theSecond Republic of the Congo Civil War.[3]
Aged eight, he moved with his family to England, and, aged 12, signed with theDerby County Academy.[3] He was named as the Under-21 Premier League Player of the Month in October 2015 after scoring four goals in three youth team matches.[4] On 23 January 2016, he joinedLeague Two sideStevenage on a one-month loan.[5] He made his debut inthe Football League later that day, playing the first 67 minutes of a draw withBarnet atBroadhall Way.[6] In February 2017, Zanzala signed a contract extension keeping him with the Rams until 2019.[7]
Zanzala joinedNational League clubChester on loan in October 2017.[8] He returned to Derby the following month after the expiry of his loan.[9] In January 2018 he was loaned out again, toAccrington Stanley in League Two.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 21 April 2018, an injury-time penalty after he had been fouled, in a 0–4 win atWycombe Wanderers.[11]
On 2 August 2018, Zanzala rejoined Accrington, this time on a permanent deal, signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 24 June 2020 it was announced Zanzala was leaving Accrington Stanley, having scored eight goals in his second season at the club.[13]
On 1 July 2020,Crewe Alexandra announced Zanzala had joined the club on a one-year deal with the option of a second year.[14] He made his Crewe debut in a 3–2 victory atBolton Wanderers in anEFL Trophy group game on 8 September 2020.[15] He scored his only goal for Crewe on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game againstShrewsbury Town.[16] On 2 January 2021 it was confirmed that Zanzala had been released by Crewe by mutual consent.[17]
On 8 January 2021 he signed forCarlisle United.[18] At the end of the season, Zanzala was offered a new contract with the club.[19]
On 7 June 2021, Zanzala joinedBarrow on a two-year contract.[20] On 10 January 2022, Zanzala joinedEFL League Two sideExeter City on loan for the remainder of the2021–22 season.[21] Zanzala was part of the Exeter team that achieved promotion as League Two runners-up.[22]
On 11 June 2022, Zanzala had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[23]
On 21 June 2022, Zanzala joinedNewport County on a one-year contract.[24] He made his debut for Newport on 30 July 2022 in the starting line up for the 1–1 League Two draw against Sutton United.[25] After just two League Two matches Zanzala suffered a serious injury which ruled him out until December 2022.[26] He scored his first goal for Newport on 2 December 2022 on his return to the team as a second half substitute in the 2–1 League Two win against Crewe Alexandra.[27] In April 2023 Zanzala was again ruled out with another serious injury[28] and he did not return to the Newport team until March 2024.[29]
Zanzala was released by Newport County at the end of the 2023-24 season.[30]
On 22 July 2024, Zanzala joinedNational League sideAFC Fylde on a one-year deal.[31] He departed the club by mutual consent on 3 February 2025.[32]
On 25 February 2025, Zanzala joinedNational League South sideTorquay United.[33]
On Monday 30th June 2025, Zanzala joinedNational League North clubChester on a one-year deal.[34] Zanzala scored his first goal for Chester in a pre-season friendly against Glentoran. He made his official debut on 9th August against Peterborough Sports, where he made an assist allow Fin Roberts to score the opening goal of the game.
Zanzala has three brothers he has nephews and nieces. He is a devoutChristian who prays before every game.[35] He went to school withKwame Thomas and the two are still good friends,[36] as they both began their pro careers withDerby.
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[37] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Derby County | 2015–16[38] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[39] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16[38] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chester (loan) | 2017–18[39] | National League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2017–18[39] | League One | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2018–19[40] | League One | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| 2019–20[41] | League One | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 28 | 8 | |
| Total | 51 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 60 | 14 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2020–21[42] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Carlisle United | 2020–21[42] | League Two | 22 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| Barrow | 2021–22[43] | League Two | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2021–22[44] | League Two | 15 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Newport County | 2022–23[45] | League Two | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 2023–24[46] | League One | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Total | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| AFC Fylde | 2024–25[47] | National League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Torquay United F.C. | 2024–25[48] | National League South | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Chester | 2025–26 | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 181 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 206 | 36 | ||
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