Axel Bamba
Footballer (born 1999)
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Axel Bamba (born 6 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Switzerland, he has declared his desire to represent Ivory Coast at international level.
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Bamba with Paris FC in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Ajaccio | 30 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Bamba 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
Bamba 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
Club
- As of 26 January 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||