Jonathan Bamba

Jonathan Bamba (born 26 March 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lille OSC.[2]

Jonathan Bamba
Bamba whilst at Paris FC
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996
Place of birth Alfortville, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lille
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2005 CA Paris-Charenton
2005–2011 UJA Alfortville
2011–2015 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Saint-Étienne II 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– Lille 86 (20)
National team‡
2011 France U16 2 (0)
2013 France U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 France U20 7 (2)
2017–2019 France U21 21 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2019

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Bamba is a graduate of the 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.[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

Lille

On 2 July 2018, Bamba signed a five year deal with Lille OSC.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Personal life

Bamba is of Ivorian descent.[12]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Jonathan BAMBA - Football : la fiche de Jonathan BAMBA (Saint-Étienne)".
  2. Jonathan Bamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  3. "Saint-Étienne vs. PSG - 25 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  4. "Jonathan Bamba to join Paris FC on loan". Get French Football News. 18 January 2016.
  5. "Bilel Moshni (Angers) et Jonathan Bamba (Saint-Etienne) au Paris FC". L'Équipe. 18 January 2016.
  6. "Transfert : Jonathan Bamba prêté à Angers". L'Équipe. 4 January 2017.
  7. "Saint-Étienne come from behind twice in Rennes draw". www.ligue1.com. 24 September 2017.
  8. "En fin de contrat à Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba signe à Lille". L'Équipe. 2 July 2018.
  9. "Bamba doubles up as Lille take down Guingamp". www.ligue1.com. 26 August 2018.
  10. "Lille stun Marseille to move up to second". www.ligue1.com. 30 September 2018.
  11. "Lille sink Saint-Etienne to go second". www.ligue1.com. 6 October 2018.
  12. "Jonathan Bamba: le jeune ivoirien à Saint Trond". africatopsports.com (in French). Africa Top Sports. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  13. "Jonathan Bamba, joueur du mois d'avril !" (in French). UNFP. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  14. "Jonathan Bamba, joueur du mois d'octobre de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats !" (in French). UNFP. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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