Axel Kayombo

Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo (born 25 February 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz. Born in France, he is a youth international for the DR Congo.

Axel Kayombo

Personal information
Full name	Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo[1]
Date of birth	(2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Écully, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sturm Graz
Number	11
Youth career
	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Basel II	42	(16)
2024–2025	Basel	2	(0)
2024–2025	→ Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan)	28	(9)
2025–	Sturm Graz	0	(0)
International career‡
2024–2025	DR Congo U20	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Career

A youth product of Servette, Kayombo moved to Basel in 2015 where he finished his development.^[2] On 21 July 2023, he was promoted to Basel's senior side.^[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Basel in a 2–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC Lugano on 2 April 2024. On 31 July 2024, he extended his contract with Basel until 2026, and joined Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on a season-long loan in the Swiss Challenge League.^[4] On 28 May 2025, he joined Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a contract until 2029.^[5]

On 28 May 2025, Kayombo signed a long-term contract with Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz.^[6][7]

International career

Born in France, Kayombo is of DR Congolese descent through his father and holds dual French-Congolese citizenship.^[8] On November 2024, he was called up to the DR Congo U20s for a training camp.^[9] He was not released by his club to the DR Congo U20s for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.^[10]