Abdoulaye Bamba Explained

Abdoulaye Bamba
Birth Date:25 April 1990
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height:1.82 m
Position:Right-back
Currentclub:Angers
Clubnumber:25
Youthyears1:2000–2001
Youthclubs1:Legnago Salus
Youthyears2:2001–2010
Youthclubs2:Juventus
Years1:2010–2016
Caps1:150
Goals1:2
Years2:2013–2016
Caps2:16
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–
Caps3:144
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2021
Caps4:16
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:Ivory Coast
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:11 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:14:06, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Abdoulaye Bamba (born 25 April 1990) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for cub Angers and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Youth

Bamba began his career in Italy after moving to the country at a young age. He joined Legnago Salus at the age of ten and, after one season, joined Juventus. While in the club's youth academy, he played on youth teams that won the Supercoppa Primavera in 2007 and the Torneo di Viareggio in 2009.[1]

Dijon

In July 2010, after spending nearly a decade with Juventus, Bamba signed his first professional contract after agreeing to a two-year deal with French club Dijon.[2] He made his professional debut on 17 September 2010 in a league match against Évian playing the entire match in 5–1 victory.[3] On 26 November, he assisted on the final goal in a 3–0 win over Châteauroux.[4]

Angers

In January 2017, Bamba joined Angers SCO on a contract until June 2018.[5]

International career

Bamba was born and raised in Ivory Coast. He made his debut for the Ivory Coast national football team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Hungary.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abdoulaye Bamba . . Italian . 9 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090819084337/http://www.juventus.it/site/ita/TAS_schedagiocatoreprimavera_FCC11E029A454B00AED181757F3A7225.asp . 19 August 2009 .
  2. Web site: Ab.Bamba deux ans à Dijon . . French . 9 July 2010 . 9 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100815023922/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2010/20100709_152705_ab-bamba-deux-ans-a-dijon.html . 15 August 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Dijon v. Évian Match Report . . French . 17 September 2010 . 9 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430192811/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/54083 . 30 April 2012 .
  4. Web site: Châteauroux v. Évian Match Report . . French . 26 November 2010 . 9 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101130220627/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/54161 . 30 November 2010 .
  5. News: Le SCO d'Angers enrôle Abdoulaye Bamba. 31 December 2016. L'Equipe. 30 December 2016. French.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 20 May 2016 . 28 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160628024248/http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2016/matches/live/day=40/session=6/match=2019897/index.html . dead .