Axel Bamba

Axel Bamba

Personal information
Full name	Axel Bamba
Date of birth	(1999-07-06) 6 July 1999
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Paris FC
Number	15
Youth career
2007–2008	Paris ES 16e
2008–2009	ACBB
2009–2018	Paris
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Paris FC II	44	(4)
2018–	Paris FC	41	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2018

Axel Bamba (born 6 July 1999) is a professional footballer who 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. He 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.

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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
	2018–20		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

External links

• Axel Bamba at Soccerway
• Paris FC Profile
• Axel Bamba – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)