Cédric Bakambu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cédric Bakambu | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitry-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sochaux | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Ivry | ||
| 2006–2010 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Sochaux | 78 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | France U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 16 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | France U20 | 17 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991 in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Sochaux.[1][2] He operates primarily in the lead striker role. Bakambu is a French youth international and has represented his country at both under-18 and under-19 level. He was a part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil. On 1 May 2010, Bakambu played in the 2010 Coupe Gambardella Final and scored a goal for his team at the Stade de France. Sochaux, however, lost the match 4–3 on penalties.[3] Bakambu had previously scored a double in the team's semi-final victory.[2]
Bakambu made his professional debut on 7 August 2010 in the team's opening league match against Arles-Avignon appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 win.[4] The following month, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Sochaux until June 2013.[5]
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 13 December 2012)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 38 | 11 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 79 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 20 | |
Honours
International
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2010
- 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fourth Place
References
- ↑ "Les Rd-congolais Gakuta, Mavinga et Makambu rappelés à l’équipe de France U-19 pour le match amical contre Fc Paris". Digital Congo (in French). 21 April 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rencontre avec... Cédric Bakambu : "mon objectif, la Ligue 1"". Top Mercato (in French). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ↑ "Sochaux v. Metz Match Report". French Football Federation (in French). 1 May 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ↑ "Sochaux v. Arles-Avignon Match Report". French Football Federation (in French). 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ↑ "Trois signatures professionnelles". FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (in French). 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
External links
- Cédric Bakambu club profile
- Cédric Bakambu French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Cédric Bakambu at L'Équipe Football (French)
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