Axel Bamba

Axel Bamba (born 6 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National club Ajaccio. Born in Switzerland, he has declared his desire to represent Ivory Coast at international level.

Axel Bamba

Bamba with Paris FC in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ajaccio
Number	88
Youth career
2007–2008	Paris ES 16e
2008–2009	ACBB
2009–2018	Paris
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Paris FC II	45	(4)
2018–2022	Paris FC	79	(4)
2022–2024	Sporting Gijón	7	(0)
2024–	Ajaccio	30	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025

Club career

Bamba joined the youth academy of Paris FC in 2010, and worked his way up to the senior team. He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 0–0 (4–3) Coupe de la Ligue penalty shootout win over Ajaccio on 14 August 2018.^[1]

On 30 August 2022, Bamba signed a three-year contract with Sporting de Gijón in the Spanish Segunda División.^[2]

On 13 August 2024, Bamba signed a two-year contract with Ligue 2 club Ajaccio.^[3]

International career

Bamba was born in Switzerland, where his Ivorian father Yacouba Bamba was playing football for FC Zürich, and moved to France at the a young age. Despite interest from the French youth teams, Bamba declared he would represent the Ivory Coast national team like his father.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 January 2021^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris FC II	2016–17	National 3	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
	2017–18		18	1	—		—		—		—		18	1
	2018–19		14	2	—		—		—		—		14	2
	Total		44	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	4
Paris FC	2017–18	Ligue 2	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2018–19		5	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
	2019–20		21	3	4	0	3	0	—		—		28	3
	2020–21		15	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		41	3	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	51	3
Career total			85	7	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	95	7