Axel Bamba (born 6 July 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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. Born in Switzerland, he has declared his desire to represent Ivory Coast at international level.

Club career

Bamba joined the youth academy of

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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)

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penalty shootout win over

on 14 August 2018. On 30 August 2022, Bamba signed a three-year contract with

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

in the Spanish

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. On 13 August 2024, Bamba signed a two-year contract with

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club Ajaccio.

International career

Bamba was born in Switzerland, where his Ivorian father Yacouba Bamba was playing football for

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, 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.

Career statistics

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References

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Paris FC Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bamba, Axel 1999 births Living people Footballers from Zurich Ivorian men's footballers Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Ivorian descent Men's association football defenders Paris FC players Sporting de Gijón players AC Ajaccio players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in France Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain 21st-century Swiss sportsmen 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen