Dylan Bahamboula

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Dylan Bahamboula
Personal information
Full name Dylan Ozan Moyo Bahamboula[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Corbeil-Essonnes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2005–2010 Linas-Montlhéry
2010–2014 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Monaco B 46 (7)
2015–2016Paris FC (loan) 29 (4)
2016–2018 Dijon 15 (1)
2016–2018 Dijon B 12 (1)
2018Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 13 (1)
2018 Astra Giurgiu 5 (1)
2019 CS Constantine 13 (2)
2019–2020 Tsarsko Selo 17 (2)
2020–2022 Oldham Athletic 68 (9)
2022–2024 Livingston 20 (1)
International career
2015 France U20 2 (0)
2017– Congo 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:52, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Dylan Ozan Moyo Bahamboula (born 22 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he represents the Republic of the Congo at international level.

Club career[edit]

Bahamboula began his career in the Monaco academy, making 46 appearances for the B-Team. In July 2016, Bahamboula moved from Monaco to Dijon.[2]

In January 2019 he signed for Algerian club CS Constantine .[3]

He joined Bulgarian side Tsarsko Selo in October 2019,[4] scoring two league goals for the club in 17 appearances, one of them coming in the prestigious 2:1 win over CSKA Sofia, before leaving the team in August 2020.[5]

In October 2020 he signed for English club Oldham Athletic.[6] Following the club's relegation to the National League, Bahamboula was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7]

On 9 July 2022, Bahamboula signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Livingston.[8] Bahamboula was released during the 2024 January transfer window after making 27 appearances in all competitions, scoring once.[9]

International career[edit]

Bahamboula was born in France to parents of Congolese descent. Bahamboula was a youth international for France.[10] He was called up to the Republic of the Congo national football team in 2015.[11]

Bahamboula made his senior debut for the Republic of the Congo in a 3–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to the DR Congo on 10 June 2017.[12]

Personal life[edit]

Dylan is the younger brother of the French former footballer and current rapper Plaisir Bahamboula, known by his stage name as OhPlai.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2021/22: Oldham Athletic – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 91. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Official Dijon sign Dylan Bahamboula". getfootballnewsfrance.com. Get Football News France. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Mercato : Le CSC signe Dylan Bahamboula".
  4. ^ "Царско село с трансферна офанзива, подписа с четирима нови футболисти!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Dylan Bahamboula match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Oldham sign Congo striker Bahamboula" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "2022 Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 23 May 2022.
  8. ^ Black, Dave (9 July 2022). "Dylan Bahamboula joins the Lions!". Livingston FC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Bahamboula leaves Livingston". BBC Sport. 25 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Joueur – Dylan BAHAMBOULA – FFF".
  11. ^ "Paris FC : Bahamboula décline la sélection du Congo". 6 October 2015.
  12. ^ "CAN 2019 : les Diables Rouges mordent la poussière à Kinshasa. – DRCPF". drcpf.net.
  13. ^ "Portrait de Dylan Bahamboula - Paris FC". 26 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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