Stéphane Cédric Bahoken (born 28 May 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in France, he represents

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at international level.

Club career

Nice

Born in

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, Bahoken began his professional career at

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, having spent seven years at the club's academy since the age of twelve. In the final game of the season, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for

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, in a 2–1 loss against

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. Coincidentally, his debut was before his birthday. Having made five appearances in the 2011–12 season, he signed his first professional contract on a three-year deal. In the 2012–13 season, Bahoken started to receive first-team appearances, mostly coming on as a substitute. His season, however, was mostly overshadowed because of his fractured fibula, which sustained in training and was out for several months. While playing for the reserves, he was suspended for three games after an incident off the pitch. On the last day of the transfer window, Bahoken was linked with a loan move to

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, but the move broke down soon after. Following the failed move, he scored the first two goals in a 2–0 win over

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on 10 March 2013.

St Mirren (loan)

Bahoken joined

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side St Mirren on loan on 30 August 2013. He revealed he was recommended by former teammates and St Mirren himself,

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. After playing four times for St Mirren, he returned to his parent club when the loan was cancelled on 31 December 2013. While at St Mirren, he was known to have a bad attitude, describing himself as "a spoilt kid". Upon his return from loan, Bahoken was to be loaned back out to

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, but due to regulation restrictions imposed by the LFP it was confirmed he could not play for three clubs in one season. Following this decision, he returned to St Mirren to complete his season long loan. He said he rejoined St Mirren following talks with manager

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, as well as his family. Following his second spell, manager

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urged fans to stand by him, due to Bahoken showing 'great desire' and a "positive attitude". After returning to the club, Bahoken failed to make another appearance before his unsuccessful loan spell ended.

Strasbourg

On 29 July 2014, Bahoken signed a two-year contract with Championnat National club

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. He made his league debut for the club on 8 August 2014, in a 3–1 victory over

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. Bahoken scored the winning goal in the

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match vs

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on 2 December 2017.

Angers

On 8 June 2018, Bahoken joined

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. He signed a contract with the club lasting until 2022.

Kasımpaşa

On 15 July 2022, Bahoken signed with Kasımpaşa in Turkey.

Kayserispor

On 16 September 2023, he signed with

International career

Although born in France, Bahoken is eligible to play for Cameroon national team through his father. He was a youth international footballer for the France U20 side before switching allegiance to Cameroon. Bahoken made his international debut for Cameroon in a 3–1 friendly win over

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on 25 March 2018.

Personal life

Bahoken's father,

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, played for the Cameroon national team at the

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as a forward. His mother, Pauline Medzina, is the younger sister of deceased actress Serange Mebina. On 20 October 2020, Bahoken was handed a four-month suspended prison sentence with a fine of €2,000 for acts of domestic violence against his partner, as well as a three-month suspended sentence with a fine of €6,875 for a traffic violation.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bahoken goal.''

Honours

Cameroon *

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bronze:

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References

External links

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