Darnell Bile
French footballer (born 2005)
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Darnell Eric Bile (born 28 October 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Panserraikos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darnell Eric Bile | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Panserraikos | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | ES Colombienne | ||
| 2015–2020 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
| 2020–2023 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Saint-Étienne B | 13 | (1) |
| 2022 | Saint-Étienne | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Asteras Tripolis | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Panserraikos | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | France U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Colombes, Darnell Eric Bile joined the Saint-Étienne academy in 2020 from Boulogne-Billancourt.[2]
Having impressed in an under-21 tournament in the pre-season,[3] Bile made his professional debut for Saint-Étienne on the 27 August 2022, coming on as a substitute for Jean-Philippe Krasso, in a 2–2 away Ligue 2 draw against Valenciennes.[2][4]
He also went on to play the following game, a 5-0 league win against Bastia,[2][5] but after his trouble with the French Federation, he also was sidelined by his club for an undetermined period.[6][7]
On 30 September 2024, Bile signed for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis.[8]
International career
Born in France, Bile holds French and Ivorian nationalities.[9][10] He is a youth international for France, first receiving a call with the under-18 in September 2022 for the Tournoi de Limoges, with a 2005 generation that had just won the under-17 Euro.[11][12]
He scored his first goal with France on 23 September against Scotland.[13] However he made headlines for unfortunate reasons in the next encounter against Poland, as he was the fourth red-carded Frenchman in the second half, forcing the end of the game, and a win for the Polish side, that also won the tournament.[14][15][16][17][18] Following the incident, Bile was suspended by the French Football Federation for 8 months.[19][20]