Cédric Bakambu
Cédric Bakambu was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France on April 11th, 1991 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 33, Cédric Bakambu biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League. He made his professional debut for Sochaux in 2010 and played in 107 official games for them, scoring 21 goals.
He stayed in Bursaspor for €1.8 million, finishing as the top scorer in the Turkish Cup when his side finished runners-up, before signing for Villarreal a year later. Born in France, he represented France at the under-20 level, scoring 8 goals in 38 games and winning the 2010 UEFA European Championship for the under-19s.
He made his senior debut for the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2015.
Personal life
Bakambu was born in France to parents from the Congo, and she is proud of it. "I believe it's something that enriches you."
In March 2016, Bakambu and his international colleague Dieumerci Mbokani were in Brussels Airport when they were struck by terror attacks; both were unharmed.
Club career
Bakambu, a boy from Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, began his career at an early age before moving to Sochaux four years later.
Bakambu scored a goal for his team at the Stade de France on May 1st, 2010. Sochaux won the match 4–3 on penalties, but Sochaux lost the game 4–3. In the team's 4–3 aggregate semi-final victory over Metz, he had previously scored a double.
Bakambu made his professional debut on August 7th, 2010 against Arles-Avignon in Sochaux's first match of the Ligue 1 season, winning by 83rd minutes over Modibo Maga in a 2–1 victory at the Stade Bonal. He agreed to a three-year contract with the club following his first professional contract in the month.
Bakambu scored his first professional goal, as the first equalizer in a 2–2 draw at Lille OSC, eleven minutes after replacing Carlo. In a 3–2 extra-time home victory over Evian in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue a year and nine days later, as a 66th-minute replacement for King Osanga.
Bakambu scored seven goals in 31 appearances over the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season, in which Sochaux were relegated, including two on December 21 in a 2–1 home win over Rennes. He was put on the right wing by Hervé Renard throughout the campaign until he was physically fit for a center-forward role. In a 2–1 loss at Saint-Étienne on Wednesday, he was suspended for handball.
Bakambu left France for the first time on September 1, 2014, following a four-year move to Bursaspor in Turkey for a €1.8 million annual salary of €800,000. In the 55th minute of a 2–1 victory at Gençlerbirli, he made his debut in the Süper Lig twelve days later, swapping Ozan k. In either half of a 2–2 draw against Eskişehirspor at the Bursa Atatürk Stadium on October 19, his first goals for the "Green Crocodiles" came on October 19th, and six days later, he scored his first professional hat-trick in a 5–0 victory at Balkeirspor. With 13 goals in 27 games, he had his best league season in Bursa.
Bakambu's team reached the final after losing 3–2 home to Galatasaray in the season's domestic cup. In a 5–0 win over Mersin dmanyurdu on January 27th and a 3–0 win over Fatih Karagümrük nine days later, both in the group stage, and trebles were included in the record. Bursaspor defeated them in the 2015 Turkish Super Cup double as Galatasaray won the double, with Bakambu playing the entire game.
Villarreal, a Spanish company, announced the signing of Bakambu on a five-year deal on August 19. He made his La Liga debut four days later, replacing Léo Baptisto in the 61st minute of a 1–1 draw at Real Betis in the first game of the season; on the 28th, he returned to the same player and scored two goals in the closing minutes of the match against Espanyol, securing a 3–1 victory for the "Yellow Submarine."
Bakambu saw his first game in European competition on September 17th, as a replacement in a 2–1 loss at Rapid Wien in the group stage of the season's UEFA Europa League's group stage. In a 4–0 home win over Dinamo Minsk on October 22, he scored his first goals in the tournament, a first-half double; he added two more on the first leg of the last 16 (2–0 win, same aggregate). He scored twice in each leg of a 6–3 aggregate victory over Sparta Prague in the quarter-finals. He was one of four strikers selected in the competition's Squad of the Season, and his 9 goals put him just one behind Aritz Aduriz, the top scorer.
Bakambu defeated Eibar 3–0 on October 1, 2017 after a hat-trick. He later scored two goals in a 2–1 victory over Girona and another in a 4–0 victory over Las Palmas to be named La Liga Player of the Month, the first African to win the award.
Bakambu was moving to Beijing Sinobo Guoan of the Chinese Super League, according to Villarreal boss Javier Calleja in early January 2018. Bakambu rescinded his deal with Villarreal on January 17th. Beijing Guoan had not announced the signing of Bakambu, who had already played and scored for the club two weeks earlier. According to the Chinese Football Association, Beijing Guoan was attempting to prevent the Chinese Football Association from paying a hundred percent tax on new transfers worth over 45 million yuan (US$7 million). With full charges paid, the transfer was completed in time for the start of the Chinese season.
Bakambu's protracted transfer from Villarreal to Beijing, China's final day of the Chinese transfer window, was eventually confirmed on February 28th, but Beijing did not announce the Congolese forward's signing amid rumors that they would have to pay a 100 percent levy on the transfer.
In his second game in China, he scored his first goal in China, beating Jiangsu Suning 2–1. In his first season, he gained the Chinese FA Cup.
Bakambu joined French club Marseille on a long-term deal until June 2024. After starting as a replacement in a 2-0 win over Lens, he scored in his first appearance for the club.
Bakambu signed with Greek club Olympiacos on a 2022-1922 deal until June 2025.
International career
Bakambu, a French youth international, has represented the country at both under-18 and under-19 levels. He was a member of the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championships on home soil. In a 4–1 victory over the Netherlands in Caen and the 2–1 champion over Croatia in the semi-finals nine days later, also at the Stade Michel d'Ornano, he scored twice twice. He was also a member of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, winning by 2–0 over Mali in the last group game in Cali.
In March 2015, he decided to represent DR Congo at a senior level. On his arrival in Kinshasa, he was greeted by supporters with banners of him later on, later expressing, "I hadn't even played a match, yet they made banners for me." It's actually something else. "My country was discovered through football."
He was first called up in June and sparked the match, a 1–1 draw at the Stade Charles Tondreau in Mons, Belgium, ahead of a friendly against Cameroon on the 9th.
Bakambu scored his first international goal in qualifying for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations on March 26th. In a 6–1 victory over Madagascar, he added two more on Friday. He was selected in Florent Ibengé's squad for the final tournament in Gabon, and he got off to a 1–0 victory over Morocco in the first group match at the Stade d'Oyem. He did not play again until a seven-minute deficit in the quarter-finals, where the Congolese lost 2–1 to Ghana.
Bakambu returned to action for the Republic Congo on March 24, 2019, after missing previous qualifiers vs. Congo due to injuries. In a 1–0 victory over Liberia, he got off and scored the winner. This provided The Leopards with a ticket to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but opponents were not able to pay for their opponents.
Following DR Congo's expulsion from 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in the hands of Morocco, Bakambu revealed his resignation from the national team on April 2022.
