_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93070_(cropped).jpg) Bamba with Borussia Dortmund in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Ahlen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| 2013–2023 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Borussia Dortmund II | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 16 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Bamba (born 13 February 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.
Club career
Bamba began playing football with the youth academy of Rot Weiss Ahlen, and after four years there moved to the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund at the age of 9. In September 2021, he extended his youth contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2024. He worked his way up their youth categories, appearing for their U19s in March 2023. He made his professional debut with Borussia Dortmund II in a 1–0 3. Liga win over SpVgg Bayreuth on 20 May 2023.
On 12 June 2024, Bamba signed a three-year contract with VfL Bochum.
International career
Born in Germany, Bamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U20s.
Personal life
Bamba is the son of the DR Congolese footballer Musemestre Bamba.
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| VfL Bochum | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ "RW Ahlen erhält DFB-Bonuszahlung". www.wn.de.
- Ali, Omar (13 September 2021). "BVB-Talent spielt groß auf – ist ER einer für die Profis?".
- "Samuel Bamba schießt BVB ins Youth-League-Viertelfinale: Wer ist der Youngster?". 90min.de. 1 March 2023.
- Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "BVB II: "Viel härter als Jugendfußball" - Bamba feiert Drittliga-Debüt". RevierSport online.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "VfL verpflichtet Samuel Bamba" [VfL signed Samuel Bamba] (in German). VfL Bochum. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- Mitoga, Jason (17 September 2021). "Samuel Bamba, le nouveau phénomène du Borussia Dortmund".
External links
- Samuel Bamba at Soccerway
- Samuel Bamba at DFB (also available in German)
| VfL Bochum – current squad | |
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- People from Ahlen
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- VfL Bochum players
- Footballers from Münster (region)
- 21st-century German sportsmen