Samuel Bamba
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93070_(cropped).jpg) Bamba with Borussia Dortmund in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ahlen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| 2013–2023 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Borussia Dortmund II | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 16 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Bamba (born 13 February 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.
Club career
[edit]Bamba began playing football with the youth academy of Rot Weiss Ahlen, and after four years there moved to the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund at the age of 9.[1] In September 2021, he extended his youth contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2024.[2] He worked his way up their youth categories, appearing for their U19s in March 2023.[3] He made his professional debut with Borussia Dortmund II in a 1–0 3. Liga win over SpVgg Bayreuth on 20 May 2023.[4]
On 12 June 2024, Bamba signed a three-year contract with VfL Bochum.[5]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Bamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U20s.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Bamba is the son of the DR Congolese footballer Musemestre Bamba.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| VfL Bochum | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "RW Ahlen erhält DFB-Bonuszahlung". www.wn.de.
- ^ Ali, Omar (13 September 2021). "BVB-Talent spielt groß auf – ist ER einer für die Profis?".
- ^ "Samuel Bamba schießt BVB ins Youth-League-Viertelfinale: Wer ist der Youngster?". 90min.de. 1 March 2023.
- ^ Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "BVB II: "Viel härter als Jugendfußball" - Bamba feiert Drittliga-Debüt". RevierSport online.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "VfL verpflichtet Samuel Bamba" [VfL signed Samuel Bamba] (in German). VfL Bochum. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Mitoga, Jason (17 September 2021). "Samuel Bamba, le nouveau phénomène du Borussia Dortmund".
External links
[edit]- Samuel Bamba at Soccerway
- Samuel Bamba at DFB (also available in German)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Ahlen
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- VfL Bochum players
- Footballers from Münster (region)
- 21st-century German sportsmen