Jonathan Fousseni Bamba (born 26 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Celta.[3] Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
 Bamba playing for Paris FC in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jonathan Fousseni Bamba | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Alfortville, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Celta | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | CA Paris | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | UJA Alfortville | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Saint-Étienne B | 51 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Saint-Étienne | 42 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Paris FC (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Angers (loan) | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Lille | 167 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Celta | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | France U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | France U21 | 21 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Ivory Coast | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSaint-Étienne
editJonathan Fousseni Bamba is a graduate of Saint-Étienne youth academy, which he joined in 2011.
Bamba made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 January 2015 against Paris Saint-Germain replacing Yohan Mollo after 82 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat. During the summer of 2015 he scored against Ajax Amsterdam in a pre-season friendly. On 20 September 2015, he started in the Ligue 1 match against Nantes and scored in the 26th minute to register his first competitive goal for Saint-Étienne's first team in a 2–0 home win.[4]
On 18 January 2016, Bamba joined Ligue 2 club Paris FC on loan until the end of the 2015-16 season, with Paris FC not given an option to buy him when the loan expired.[5][6] Bamba was loaned to Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden in the summer of 2016. However Sint-Truiden sent him back early to Saint-Etienne during the winter break of the 2016–17 season. On 4 January 2017, Bamba was loaned to Ligue 1 club Angers until the end of the 2016-17 season.[7]
On 24 September 2017, Bamba scored Saint-Étienne's second equalizing goal from the penalty spot in a 2–2 Ligue 1 home draw against Rennes to register his fourth Ligue 1 goal (three of which were penalties) of the 2017–18 season.[8]
Lille
editOn 2 July 2018, Bamba signed a five-year deal with Lille OSC.[9] On 11 August 2018, Bamba made his competitive debut for Lille and scored the final goal of the match in the 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Stade Rennais. Two weeks later, he played his third Ligue 1 match for Lille and took his 2018–19 Ligue 1 goal tally to three when he scored two goals in the 3–0 Ligue 1 home win over Guingamp.[10] On 30 September, Bamba scored two goals (including a penalty) in the final six minutes of the match in the 3–0 Ligue 1 home win over Marseille.[11] On 6 October, he took his 2018–19 Ligue 1 goal tally to seven (he had scored only seven Ligue 1 goals during the entire 2017–18 season) when he scored two goals again and assisted Nicolas Pépé's goal in a 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Saint-Étienne.[12]
After a cancelled 2019–20 Ligue 1 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bamba became confirmed as a regular starter, as Lille won their fourth league title during the 2020–21 season, being in the field in all league games.[13]
During the 2021–22 Lille OSC season, he participated in the 1–0 win against PSG in the Trophée des Champions, with the club winning that trophy for the first time ever.[14] Later, he helped the team to get out of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage and played against Chelsea in round of 16.[15]
Celta
editInternational career
editBamba was born in France and is of Ivorian descent.[17] He is a dual-national, and was able to choose to represent either France or Ivory Coast internationally.[17]
After representing France at various youth levels, he switched his allegiance to the latter in March 2023, as he accepted a call-up to the Ivorian senior national team for two Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Comoros.[18]
In December 2023, Bamba was named in the Ivory Coast's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[19][20][21] He was in the starting XI for Ivory Coast's 2–0 win over Guinea-Bissau in the tournament's opening match.[22]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 May 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | ||
| Paris FC (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Angers (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Lille | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 1 | — | 48 | 7 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 167 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 29 | ||
| Celta | 2023–24 | La Liga | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 274 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 49 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, Copa del Rey
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
Honours
editLille
Ivory Coast
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Jonathan BAMBA - Football : la fiche de Jonathan BAMBA (Saint-Étienne)".
- ^ "Jonathan Bamba". RC Celta de Vigo. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ a b Jonathan Bamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Saint-Étienne vs. PSG - 25 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Jonathan Bamba to join Paris FC on loan". Get French Football News. 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Bilel Moshni (Angers) et Jonathan Bamba (Saint-Etienne) au Paris FC". L'Équipe. 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Transfert : Jonathan Bamba prêté à Angers". L'Équipe. 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Saint-Étienne come from behind twice in Rennes draw". www.ligue1.com. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "En fin de contrat à Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba signe à Lille". L'Équipe. 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Bamba doubles up as Lille take down Guingamp". www.ligue1.com. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Lille stun Marseille to move up to second". www.ligue1.com. 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Lille sink Saint-Etienne to go second". www.ligue1.com. 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "A nouveau battu par Chelsea, Lille éliminé de la Ligue des champions en huitièmes de finale". Le Monde (in French). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Libre, Jonathan Bamba rejoint le Celta Vigo pour 3 ans" [Free, Jonathan Bamba joins Celta Vigo for 3 years] (in French). L'Équipe. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Bamba: le jeune ivoirien à Saint Trond". africatopsports.com (in French). Africa Top Sports. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Elim. CAN 2023 (3è et 4è CIV-COM & COM-CIV) : Jean Louis Gasset dévoile les 23 Eléphants". Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "LA LISTE" (in Portuguese). Ivorian Football Federation. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ Sahi, Tristan (28 December 2023). "Côte d'Ivoire: voici les 27 Eléphants de Gasset, Zaha et des ténors font leurs adieux à la CAN 2023" (in French). 7info. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "CÔTE D'IVOIRE" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire 2-0 Guinea-Bissau". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Bamba, joueur du mois d'avril !" (in French). UNFP. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Bamba, joueur du mois d'octobre de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats !" (in French). UNFP. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
edit- Profile at the RC Celta de Vigo website
- Jonathan Bamba at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Jonathan Bamba at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-04-24) (in French)
- Jonathan Bamba – UEFA competition record (archive)