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Narcisse Bambara
Personal information
Full name Narcisse Kiswensia Bambara
Date of birth (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Étoile Filante
2012–2014 Concordia Chiajna 42 (1)
2014–2015 Universitatea Cluj 15 (0)
2015–2016 RC Kadiogo
2016–2018 Étoile Filante
2018 Speranța Nisporeni 7 (0)
2018 Zimbru Chișinău 8 (0)
2019–2020 Étoile Filante 3 (0)
2020–2022 RC Kadiogo 21 (0)
Total 96 (1)
International career
2012–2017 Burkina Faso 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Narcisse Kiswensia Bambara (born 23 June 1989) is a Burkinabé former footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career

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Narcisse Bambara was born on 23 June 1989 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, starting to play senior level football in 2011 at local club, Étoile Filante.[1][2]

In 2012, he went to play in the Romanian top-division Liga I, making his debut in the league under the guidance of coach Ilie Stan on 15 September 2012 in a 3–1 away win over Gaz Metan Mediaș.[1][2][3] He scored his first and only goal in the league on 17 May 2013 when he opened the score with a header from six meters in a 1–1 with CFR Cluj.[1][2][4][5] For the 2014–15 season, Bambara went to play for Universitatea Cluj with whom by the end of the season he reached the 2015 Cupa României final where coach Adrian Falub sent him on the field in the 56th minute in order to replace Petar Jovanović in the eventual 3–0 loss in front of Steaua București.[1][2][6][7][8][9] In his three seasons spent in Romania, Bambara gained a total of 67 Liga I games with one goal scored.[1][2]

In 2015, Bambara went back to his country at RC Kadiogo with whom he won the 2015–16 Burkinabé Premier League, afterwards going to play two seasons for the club where he started his career, Étoile Filante.[2]

In March 2018, he returned to Europe, going to play in the Moldovan National Division, signing with Speranța Nisporeni, making his debut in the league under coach Cristian Efros on 1 April in a 0–0 with Zaria Bălți.[1][2][10][11] After playing seven games for Nisporeni, Bambara went to play for the second half of the season at Zimbru Chișinău where he made eight appearances.[1][2][12]

In 2019, Bambara returned to Étoile Filante for a third time, after one year moving for a second spell at RC Kadiogo with whom in the 2021–22 season he won another Burkinabé Premier League title, playing nine games in the campaign, retiring afterwards.[2]

International career

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Narcisse Bambara played 16 games at international level for Burkina Faso, making his debut on 26 May 2012 under coach Paul Put in a friendly with Benin which ended 2–2.[2][13] His following appearance was 4–0 win over Niger at the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.[2] Afterwards, Bambara played five matches at the successful 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, coach Put selecting him to be part of the squad that went at the final tournament, playing only in a 2–0 loss with Gabon, the team being unable to pass the group stage.[2][14][15][16] Bambara's last two games for The Stallions were a 1–0 away loss in front of Botswana at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and a 2–2 with Ghana at the 2018 African Nations Championship qualifiers.[2]

Honours

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Universitatea Cluj

RC Kadiogo

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Narcisse Bambara at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Narcisse Bambara at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Chiajna lui Ilie Stan se impune fără emoţii la Mediaș, scor 3-1" [Ilie Stan's goal prevails without emotions in Mediaș, score 3-1] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  4. ^ "CFR Cluj – Concordia Chiajna 1-1. Gazdele au egalat de abia în minutul 90+1" [CFR Cluj – Concordia Chiajna 1-1. The hosts only equalized in the 90th+1st minute] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Liga I: CFR Cluj – Concordia Chiajna, scor 1-1" [Liga I: CFR Cluj – Concordia Chiajna, score 1-1] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "U Cluj - Steaua 0-3. Elevii lui Gâlcă au cucerit Cupa și au reușit "tripla"! Recital Popa" [U Cluj - Steaua 0-3. Gâlcă's students conquered the Cup and achieved the "triple"! Popa recital] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ ""U" Cluj l-a luat pe Bambara, fostul fundaș al Chiajnei, dorit și de Dinamo" ["U" Cluj took Bambara, the former defender of Chiajna, also wanted by Dinamo] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Fotbal. Universitatea Cluj transferă la foc automat. Fundașul Narcisse Bambara este al 15-lea jucător care ajunge la "U" Cluj" [Football. Universitatea Cluj transfers to automatic fire. Defender Narcisse Bambara is the 15th player to arrive at "U" Cluj] (in Romanian). Digi24.ro. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Universitatea Cluj l-a achizitionat pe fundașul Narcisse Bambara" [Universitatea Cluj acquired defender Narcisse Bambara] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Speranța a semnat un contract cu un fotbalist din Burkina Faso" [Speranța signed a contract with a footballer from Burkina Faso] (in Romanian). Moldfootball.com. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Speranța Nisporeni vs. Zaria 0–0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Narcisse Bambara își va continua cariera la Zimbru" [Narcisse Bambara will continue his career at Zimbru] (in Romanian). Moldfootball.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Benin, 30 May 2004". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Patru jucători din Liga 1, confirmați în loturile naționale pentru CAN 2015: Dore, Bambara, Kone și Koulibaly" [Four Liga 1 players confirmed in national squads for CAN 2015: Dore, Bambara, Kone and Koulibaly] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Gabon defeat Burkina Faso 2-0 in Africa Cup of Nations". France24.com. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Congo win Group A and eliminate Burkina Faso". Eurosport.com. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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