Jonathan Bamba

Jonathan Zino Bamba (born 26 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Lille.[3] Born in France, Bamba represented the country at various youth international levels, before switching his allegiance to Ivory Coast at senior level.

Jonathan Bamba
Bamba playing for Paris FC in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996[1]
Place of birth Alfortville, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2005 CA Paris-Charenton
2005–2011 UJA Alfortville
2011–2015 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Saint-Étienne B 51 (12)
2015–2018 Saint-Étienne 42 (8)
2016 → Paris FC (loan) 14 (0)
2016 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 8 (2)
2017 → Angers (loan) 16 (3)
2018– Lille 164 (26)
International career‡
2011 France U16 2 (0)
2013 France U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 France U20 7 (2)
2017–2019 France U21 21 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2019

Club career

Saint Étienne

Bamba is a graduate of the Saint Étienne youth academy, which he joined in 2011.

Bamba made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 January 2015 against Paris Saint-Germain replacing Yohan Mollo after 82 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat. During the summer of 2015 he scored against Ajax Amsterdam in a pre-season friendly. On 20 September 2015, he started in the Ligue 1 match against Nantes and scored in the 26th minute to register his first competitive goal for Saint-Étienne's first team in a 2–0 home win.[4]

On 18 January 2016, Bamba joined Ligue 2 club Paris FC on loan until the end of the 2015-16 season, with Paris FC not given an option to buy him when the loan expired.[5][6] Bamba was loaned to Belgian First Division A club Sint-Truiden in the summer of 2016. However Sint-Truiden sent him back early to Saint-Etienne during the winter break of the 2016–17 season. On 4 January 2017, Bamba was loaned to Ligue 1 club Angers until the end of the 2016-17 season.[7]

On 24 September 2017, Bamba scored Saint-Étienne's second equalizing goal from the penalty spot in a 2–2 Ligue 1 home draw against Rennes to register his fourth Ligue 1 goal (three of which were penalties) of the 2017–18 season.[8]

Lille
Bamba (black) with Lille against Salzburg in 2021

On 2 July 2018, Bamba signed a five year deal with Lille OSC.[9] On 11 August 2018, Bamba made his competitive debut for Lille and scored the final goal of the match in the 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Stade Rennais. Two weeks later, he played his third Ligue 1 match for Lille and took his 2018–19 Ligue 1 goal tally to three when he scored two goals in the 3–0 Ligue 1 home win over Guingamp.[10] On 30 September, Bamba scored two goals (including a penalty) in the final six minutes of the match in the 3–0 Ligue 1 home win over Marseille.[11] On 6 October, he took his 2018–19 Ligue 1 goal tally to seven (he had scored only seven Ligue 1 goals during the entire 2017–18 season) when he scored two goals again and assisted Nicolas Pépé's goal in a 3–1 Ligue 1 home win over Saint-Étienne.[12]

After a cancelled 2019–20 Ligue 1 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bamba became confirmed as a regular starter, as Lille won their fourth league title during the 2020–21 season, being in the field in all league games.[13]

During the 2021–22 Lille OSC season, he participated in the 1–0 win against PSG in the Trophée des Champions, with the club winning that trophy for the first time ever.[14] Later, he helped the team to get out of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage and played against Chelsea in round of 16.[15]

International career

Thanks to his origins, Bamba could choose to represent either France or Ivory Coast internationally.[16]

After representing the former country at various youth levels, he switched his allegiance to the latter in March 2023, as he accepted a call-up to the Ivorian senior national team for two Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Comoros.[17]

Personal life

Bamba is of Ivorian descent.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 May 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne 2014–15 Ligue 1 30100000—40
2015–16 Ligue 1 5110104[lower-alpha 1]0—111
2017–18 Ligue 1 3472110——378
Total 42841204000529
Paris FC (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 2 1400000——140
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 8231———113
Angers (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 1634000——203
Lille 2018–19 Ligue 1 38133100——4114
2019–20 Ligue 1 26130206[lower-alpha 2]0—371
2020–21 Ligue 1 38620—8[lower-alpha 1]1—487
2021–22 Ligue 1 31110—6[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0391
2022–23 Ligue 1 31510———325
Total 16426101202011019728
Career total 24439213402411029443
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Club

Lille

Individual

References
  1. "Jonathan BAMBA - Football : la fiche de Jonathan BAMBA (Saint-Étienne)".
  2. "Jonathan Bamba" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. Jonathan Bamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. "Saint-Étienne vs. PSG - 25 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  5. "Jonathan Bamba to join Paris FC on loan". Get French Football News. 18 January 2016.
  6. "Bilel Moshni (Angers) et Jonathan Bamba (Saint-Etienne) au Paris FC". L'Équipe. 18 January 2016.
  7. "Transfert : Jonathan Bamba prêté à Angers". L'Équipe. 4 January 2017.
  8. "Saint-Étienne come from behind twice in Rennes draw". www.ligue1.com. 24 September 2017.
  9. "En fin de contrat à Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba signe à Lille". L'Équipe. 2 July 2018.
  10. "Bamba doubles up as Lille take down Guingamp". www.ligue1.com. 26 August 2018.
  11. "Lille stun Marseille to move up to second". www.ligue1.com. 30 September 2018.
  12. "Lille sink Saint-Etienne to go second". www.ligue1.com. 6 October 2018.
  13. "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. "Lille 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain: Les Dogues clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  15. "A nouveau battu par Chelsea, Lille éliminé de la Ligue des champions en huitièmes de finale". Le Monde (in French). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  16. "Jonathan Bamba: le jeune ivoirien à Saint Trond". africatopsports.com (in French). Africa Top Sports. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  17. "Elim. CAN 2023 (3è et 4è CIV-COM & COM-CIV) : Jean Louis Gasset dévoile les 23 Eléphants". Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  18. "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  19. "Lille beat PSG to clinch first French Super Cup". Sky Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  20. "Jonathan Bamba, joueur du mois d'avril !" (in French). UNFP. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  21. "Jonathan Bamba, joueur du mois d'octobre de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats !" (in French). UNFP. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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