Axel Bamba (born 6 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Ajaccio. Born in Switzerland, he has declared his desire to represent Ivory Coast at international level.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Paris ES 16e | ||
2008–2009 | ACBB | ||
2009–2018 | Paris | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Paris FC II | 45 | (4) |
2018–2022 | Paris FC | 79 | (4) |
2022–2024 | Sporting Gijón | 7 | (0) |
2024– | Ajaccio | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 26 August 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editBamba joined the youth academy of Paris FC in 2010, and worked his way up to the senior team. He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 0–0 (4–3) Coupe de la Ligue penalty shootout win over Ajaccio on 14 August 2018.[1]
On 30 August 2022, Bamba signed a three-year contract with Sporting de Gijón in the Spanish Segunda División.[2]
On 13 August 2024, Bamba signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Ajaccio.[3]
International career
editBamba was born in Switzerland, where his Ivorian father Yacouba Bamba was playing football for FC Zürich, and moved to France at the a young age. Despite interest from the French youth teams, Bamba declared he would represent the Ivory Coast national team like his father.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 26 January 2021[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris FC II | 2016–17 | National 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||||
2018–19 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
Paris FC | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
2020–21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
Total | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
Career total | 85 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Paris vs. Ajaccio - 14 août 2018". Soccerway.
- ^ "Axel Bamba, nuevo jugador del Real Sporting de Gijón" [Axel Bamba, new player of Real Sporting de Gijón] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Lorenzi, Patrice Paquier. "Mercato: L'AC Ajaccio fait signed Axel Bamba". Corse Net Infos (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Axel Bamba (Paris FC): "Je veux jouer avec la Côte d'Ivoire comme mon papa"". levuvuzela.net. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Axel Bamba". SofaScore.
External links
edit- Axel Bamba at Soccerway
- Paris FC Profile
- Axel Bamba – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)