Cédric Bakambu

Cédric Bakambu

Personal information
Full name	Cédric Bakambu
Date of birth	11 April 1991 (1991-04-11) (age 20)
Place of birth	Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Sochaux
Number	22
Youth career
2000–2006	Ivry
2006–2010	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010–	Sochaux	13	(2)
National team‡
2009	France U18	5	(1)
2009–2010	France U19	16	(4)
2010–2011	France U20	15	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2011

Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991 in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Sochaux.^[1][2] He operates primarily in the lead striker role. Bakambu is a French youth international and has represented his country at both under-18 and under-19 level. He was a part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil. On 1 May 2010, Bakambu played in the 2010 Coupe Gambardella Final and scored a goal for his team at the Stade de France. Sochaux, however, lost the match 4–3 on penalties.^[3] Bakambu had previously scored a double in the team's semi-final victory.^[2]

Bakambu made his professional debut on 7 August 2010 in the team's opening league match against Arles-Avignon appearing as a substitute in a 2–1 win.^[4] The following month, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Sochaux until June 2013.^[5]

Honours

International

• France
  • UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship: 2010
  • 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Fourth Place

References

1. ^ "Les Rd-congolais Gakuta, Mavinga et Makambu rappelés à l’équipe de France U-19 pour le match amical contre Fc Paris" (in French). Digital Congo. 21 April 2010. http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/66317. Retrieved 30 July 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Rencontre avec... Cédric Bakambu : "mon objectif, la Ligue 1"" (in French). Top Mercato. 13 July 2010. http://www.topmercato.com/15878,1/rencontre-avec-cedric-bakambu-mon-objectif-la-ligue-1.html. Retrieved 2 August 2010. 
3. ^ "Sochaux v. Metz Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. 1 May 2010. http://www.fff.fr/compint/65427/match/65434.shtml. Retrieved 2 August 2010. 
4. ^ "Sochaux v. Arles-Avignon Match Report" (in French). French Football Federation. 7 August 2010. http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2010/2011&code_evt=D1&num_ordre=9&code_jr_tr=J01. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
5. ^ "Trois signatures professionnelles" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 2 September 2010. http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2020&Itemid=106. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 

External links

• Cédric Bakambu club profile
• Cédric Bakambu French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Cédric Bakambu at L'Équipe Football (French)

Persondata
Name	Bakambu, Cedric
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Date of birth	11 April 1991
Place of birth	Vitry-sur-Seine, France
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