Robson Bambu

Robson Alves de Barros (born 12 November 1997), known as Robson Bambu or just Bambu, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.

Robson Bambu
Personal information
Full name Robson Alves de Barros
Date of birth (1997-11-12) 12 November 1997
Place of birth São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Nice
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2017 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Santos 12 (0)
2019–2020 Athletico Paranaense 16 (0)
2020– Nice 12 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Brazil U20 4 (0)
2020– Brazil U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:02, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Santos

Born in São Vicente, São Paulo, Bambu joined Santos' youth setup in 2007 at the age of ten.[1] On 4 August 2016, he extended his contract until November 2018.[2]

In January 2018, Bambu was promoted to the main squad by new manager Jair Ventura.[3] He made his professional debut on 28 January, starting in a 1–1 Campeonato Paulista home draw against Ituano.[4]

Bambu made his Série A debut on 25 August 2018, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Gustavo Henrique in a 2–0 home win against Bahia. Three days later he made his Copa Libertadores debut, replacing injured Lucas Veríssimo in a 0–0 home draw against Independiente.

Athletico Paranaense

On 21 November 2018, Bambu was announced at Athletico Paranaense for the 2019 season.[5]

Nice

On 5 June 2020, Bambu joined Nice in a deal worth €8 million euros.[6] He played his first match for the club on 23 August, in a 2–1 league win against Lens.[7]

International career

Bambu was called up to Brazil under-20s in August 2016, for a friendly against England.[8] In December, he was included in Rogério Micale's 23-man squad for the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in the place of injured Gustavo Cascardo,[9] appearing twice during the tournament.

Career statistics
As of match played 23 August 2020[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2018 Série A 9030001[lower-alpha 1]0—130
Athletico Paranaense 2019 Série A 8070501[lower-alpha 1]0—210
2020 0010002[lower-alpha 1]00030
Total 8080503000240
Nice 2020–21 Ligue 1 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 180110504000380
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Athletico Paranaense

References
  1. "Série "Nossos Meninos": Movido pelos sonhos, Robson Alves ganha apelido e mira vaga no time profissional" [Series "Our Lads": Motivated by dreams, Robson Alves earns a nickname and aims for a spot in the professional squad] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Na base santista desde o Sub-11, zagueiro Robson Bambu renova contrato com o Peixe" [On Santos' youth setup since the under-11s, stopper Robson Bambu renews contract with Peixe] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ""Batizados", Meninos da Vila comemoram chance entre os profissionais" ["Baptized", Meninos da Vila celebrate chance amongst the professionals] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "Rodrygo salva de novo com gol no fim e Santos arranca empate contra Ituano" [Rodrygo saves again with goal in the end and Santos get a draw against Ituano] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. "Zagueiro Robson Bambu chega para reforçar o Furacão na temporada 2019" [Stopper Robson Bambu arrives to bolster Furacão in the 2019 season] (in Portuguese). Atlético Paranaense. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ""À 8 millions c'est une bonne affaire." Qui est Robson Bambu futur joueur de l'OGC Nice ?". FranceBleu (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. "Nice vs RC Lens (2-1) Aug 23, 2020 Lineups and Squads". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  8. "Zagueiro Robson Bambu é convocado para Seleção Brasileira Sub-20" [Stopper Robson Bambu is called up to Brazil under-20 national team] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. "Zagueiro Robson Bambu é convocado para Seleção Brasileira Sub-20" [Stopper Robson Bambu is called up to Brazil under-20 national team] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  10. Robson Bambu at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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