Jonathan Bamba
Bamba playing for Paris FC in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Fousseni Bamba
Date of birth (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996[1]
Place of birth Alfortville, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Celta
Number 17
Youth career
2002–2005 CA Paris
2005–2011 UJA Alfortville
2011–2015 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Saint-Étienne B 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)
2018–2023 Lille 167 (27)
2023– Celta 13 (2)
International career‡
2011 France U16 2 (0)
2013 France U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 France U20 7 (2)
2017–2019 France U21 21 (5)
2023– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Jonathan Fousseni Bamba (born 26 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Celta.[3] Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Saint-Étienne

Jonathan Fousseni Bamba is a graduate of 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.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

Lille

Bamba (black) with Lille against Salzburg in 2021

On 2 July 2018, Bamba signed a five year deal with Lille OSC.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

After a cancelled 2019–20 Ligue 1 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bamba became confirmed as a regular starter, as Lille won their fourth league title during the 2020–21 season, being in the field in all league games.[13]

During the 2021–22 Lille OSC season, he participated in the 1–0 win against PSG in the Trophée des Champions, with the club winning that trophy for the first time ever.[14] Later, he helped the team to get out of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage and played against Chelsea in round of 16.[15]

Celta

On 18 July 2023, Bamba signed with La Liga club Celta.[16]

International career

Thanks to his dual nationality, Bamba could choose to represent either France or Ivory Coast internationally.[17]

After representing the former country at various youth levels, he switched his allegiance to the latter in March 2023, as he accepted a call-up to the Ivorian senior national team for two Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Comoros.[18]

Personal life

Bamba is Ivorian by descent.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne 2014–15 Ligue 1 30100000—40
2015–16 5110104[lower-alpha 3]0—111
2017–18 3472110——378
Total 42841204000529
Paris FC (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 2 1400000——140
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 8231———113
Angers (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 1634000——203
Lille 2018–19 Ligue 1 38133100——4114
2019–20 26130206[lower-alpha 4]0—371
2020–21 38620—8[lower-alpha 3]1—487
2021–22 31110—6[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0391
2022–23 34610———356
Total 16727101202011020029
Celta 2023–24 La Liga 13200———132
Career total 26042213402411031046

Honours

Lille

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan BAMBA - Football : la fiche de Jonathan BAMBA (Saint-Étienne)".
  2. ↑ "Jonathan Bamba" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jonathan Bamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Saint-Étienne vs. PSG - 25 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Jonathan Bamba to join Paris FC on loan". Get French Football News. 18 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bilel Moshni (Angers) et Jonathan Bamba (Saint-Etienne) au Paris FC". L'Équipe. 18 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Transfert : Jonathan Bamba prêté à Angers". L'Équipe. 4 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Saint-Étienne come from behind twice in Rennes draw". www.ligue1.com. 24 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "En fin de contrat à Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba signe à Lille". L'Équipe. 2 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bamba doubles up as Lille take down Guingamp". www.ligue1.com. 26 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lille stun Marseille to move up to second". www.ligue1.com. 30 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lille sink Saint-Etienne to go second". www.ligue1.com. 6 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "A nouveau battu par Chelsea, Lille éliminé de la Ligue des champions en huitièmes de finale". Le Monde (in French). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Libre, Jonathan Bamba rejoint le Celta Vigo pour 3 ans" [Free, Jonathan Bamba joins Celta Vigo for 3 years] (in French). L'Équipe. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Jonathan Bamba: le jeune ivoirien à Saint Trond". africatopsports.com (in French). Africa Top Sports. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  18. ↑ "Elim. CAN 2023 (3è et 4è CIV-COM & COM-CIV) : Jean Louis Gasset dévoile les 23 Eléphants". Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Jonathan Bamba, joueur du mois d'avril !" (in French). UNFP. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "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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