Person in history
Breel Embolo
Breel Embolo, Swiss footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · February 14
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Breel Donald Embolo is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Switzerland national team.
Early life
Early life Breel Donald Embolo was born on 14 February 1997, in the Cameroonian capital of Yaoundé . [ 1 ] His parents separated when he was young, and, at the age of five, [ 2 ] his mother moved to France where he attended school; he was raised along with his siblings between Toulouse and Paris . [ 3 ] The following year, the family moved to Basel , Switzerland. [ 4 ] ^ "Breel Embolo: the rebellious Swiss striker with a charitable cause" . The Guardian . 31 May 2021 .
Why this date
Breel Embolo appears on our February 14 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
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- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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“Breel Embolo”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/breel-embolo, accessed October 29, 2026.
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Questions about Breel Embolo
When was Breel Embolo born?
February 14 1997.
How old would Breel Embolo be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on February 14?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Lucas Hernandez, Nikolaj Ehlers and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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