Yacouba Bamba (born 16 December 1975) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a forward for nine teams during his career, spanning four countries.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yacouba Bamba | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Marcory,[1] Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rio Sports | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Africa Sports | 127 | (79) |
| 1998 | JFC Cocodi | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | FC Zürich | 2 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | YF Juventus Zürich | 49 | (41) |
| 2000–2002 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 32 | (13) |
| 2002–2003 | FC Wil | 32 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | YF Juventus Zürich | 27 | (34) |
| 2004–2005 | Diyarbakırspor | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | FK Karvan | 39 | (26) |
| 2007–2009 | Khazar Lenkoran | 16 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | FK Karvan | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Ivory Coast | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for the Ivory Coast national team four times, each time as a substitute.[2]
Personal life
editBamba was born in Marcory, a commune of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Bamba's son, Axel, is also a footballer who currently plays for Real Sporting de Gijón.[3]
Honours
editAfrica Sports
- Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 1996
- Côte d'Ivoire Cup runner-up: 1996, 1997
Yverdon-Sport
FK Karvan
- Azerbaijan Premier League runner-up: 2005–06
- Azerbaijan Cup runner-up: 2005–06
Khazar Lankaran
Individual
- Azerbaijan Premier League top scorer: 2005–06
References
edit- ^ "Yacouba Bamba". footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Bamba, Yacouba". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Axel Bamba (Paris FC) : " Je veux jouer avec la Côte d'Ivoire comme mon papa " - Levuvuzela.net". levuvuzela.net. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links
edit- Yacouba Bamba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile (in German)
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