Franck-Yves Bambock

Franck-Yves Bambock (born 7 April 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.^[1]

Franck-Yves Bambock

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-07) 7 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2004–2008	Antony Sport
2008–2014	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Paris Saint-Germain II	48	(1)
2015–2017	Huesca	47	(0)
2017–2018	Sparta Rotterdam	1	(0)
2017–2018	Sparta Rotterdam II	5	(1)
2018	Córdoba B	2	(0)
2018–2019	Córdoba	7	(1)
2019	Maccabi Petah Tikva	9	(0)
2019–2021	Marítimo	53	(2)
2021–2023	Grenoble	60	(1)
2023–2024	Fehérvár	2	(0)
2024	→ Panetolikos (loan)	1	(0)
2024–2025	AEL Limassol	5	(0)
2025	→ Gareji (loan)	14	(0)
International career
2010–2011	France U16	11	(2)
2012	France U17	7	(0)
2013	France U18	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:06, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Born in Douala, Bambock moved to France at early age, and joined Paris Saint-Germain's youth setup in 2008 at the age of 13, after starting it out at Antony Sport.^[2] He made his senior debuts with the reserves in 2013, in Championnat de France amateur.

On 16 July 2015 Bambock moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side SD Huesca.^[3][4] He made his professional debut on 22 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Iñigo Ros in a 2–3 home loss against Deportivo Alavés.^[5]

On 12 July 2017, Bambock signed a one-year deal with Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam.^[6] After appearing rarely and mainly for the B-side, he cut ties with the club the following February.^[7]

On 1 February 2018, Bambock returned to Spain and its second level after signing for Córdoba CF,^[8] but registration problems meant he could not feature for the side during the remainder of the season.^[9] He was finally included in the B-team in Segunda División B in April,^[10] being only registered to the first-team on 16 August.^[11]

On 18 January 2019, Bambock terminated his contract with the Blanquiverdes,^[12] and joined Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva FC four days later.

On 21 June 2019, Bambock signed a contract with Marítimo.^[13]

On 12 August 2021, he joined Grenoble on a two-year contract.^[14]

On 21 June 2023, it was announced that Bambock signed a contract with OTP Bank Liga club Fehérvár. He will play in jersey number 6, and signed a contract until 30 June 2025.^[15] In January 2024, he joined Super League Greece club Panetolikos on loan for the remainder of the season.^[16]

Career statistics

As of 31 May 2024^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain II	2013–14	Championnat National 2	20	1	—		—		20	1
	2014–15		28	0	—		—		28	0
	Total		48	1	—		—		48	1
Paris Saint-Germain	2014–15	Ligue 1	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Huesca	2015–16	Segunda División	31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2016–17		16	0	3	0	—		19	0
	Total		47	0	5	0	—		52	0
Sparta Rotterdam	2017–18	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Sparta Rotterdam II	2017–18	Tweede Divisie	5	1	—		—		5	1
Córdoba B	2017–18	Segunda División B	2	0	—		—		2	0
Córdoba	2018–19	Segunda División	7	1	3	0	—		10	1
Maccabi Petah Tikva	2018–19	Israeli Premier League	11	0	1	0	—		12	0
Marítimo	2019–20	Primeira Liga	27	2	—		3[a]	1	30	3
	2020–21		26	0	2	0	—		28	0
	2021–22		0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		53	2	2	0	3	1	58	3
Grenoble	2021–22	Ligue 2	31	0	0	0	—		31	0
	2022–23		29	1	5	0	—		34	1
	Total		60	1	5	0	—		65	1
Fehérvár	2023–24	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	2	0	—		—		2	0
Panetolikos (loan)	2023–24	Super League Greece	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			336	6	16	0	3	1	355	7

1. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga