Thernand Bakouboula (born 6 March 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a

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. Born in France, he made two appearances for Congo at international level in 2009.

Club career

Bakouboula was born in

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. He played during his career in France with

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and

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, in Turkey for Altay Izmir and in Belgium with RJS Heppignies-Lambusart-Fleurus. He returned to FC Échirolles in summer 2017.

International career

Bakouboula made his full international debut for Congo on 12 August 2009 in a friendly against

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1988 births Living people 21st-century French sportsmen French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent Black French sportspeople Republic of the Congo men's footballers French men's footballers Footballers from Échirolles Men's association football forwards Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers Grenoble Foot 38 players Altay S.K. footballers FC Échirolles players AS Saint-Priest players FC Bourgoin-Jallieu players French expatriate men's footballers Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Turkey French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium {{RCongo-footy-bio-stub