Axel Bamba

Axel Bamba
Personal information
Full name Axel Bamba
Date of birth (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999
Place of birth Zurich, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Paris
Number 15
Youth career
2007–2008 Paris ES 16e
2008–2009 ACBB
2009–2018 Paris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Paris II 30 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 September 2018

Axel Bamba (born 6 July 1999) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Paris FC. Born in Switzerland, Bamba opted to represent the Ivory Coast internationally.

Professional career

Bamba joined the youth academy of Paris FC in 2010, and worked his way up to the senior team. Bamba made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 0-0 (4-3) Coupe de la Ligue penalty shootout win over AC Ajaccio on 14 August 2018.[1]

International

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 football team like his father.[2]

References

  1. "Paris vs. Ajaccio - 14 août 2018 - Soccerway". fr.soccerway.com.
  2. "Axel Bamba (Paris FC) : " Je veux jouer avec la Côte d'Ivoire comme mon papa " - Levuvuzela.net". levuvuzela.net.
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