Dylan Bahamboula
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Ozan Moyo Bahamboula[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Corbeil-Essonnes, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Pauloise | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Linas-Montlhéry | ||
| 2010–2014 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Monaco B | 46 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → Paris FC (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Dijon | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Dijon B | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Gazélec 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) |
| 2024 | Busaiteen Club | ||
| 2024–2024 | Saint-Pauloise | ||
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2024 | Congo | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:04, 23 May 2022 (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 January 2024 transfer window after making 27 appearances in all competitions, scoring once.[9]
Following his release from Livi, he signed for Bahraini club Busaiteen Club in January 2024.[10] He left the club at the end of the 2023–2024 season. Shortly afterwards, he signed for French side Saint-Pauloise.[11]
International career
[edit]Bahamboula was born in France to parents of Congolese descent. Bahamboula was a youth international for France.[12] He was called up to the Republic of the Congo national football team in 2015.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL – Squad List 2021/22: Oldham Athletic – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 91. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Official Dijon sign Dylan Bahamboula". getfootballnewsfrance.com. Get Football News France. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Mercato : Le CSC signe Dylan Bahamboula".
- ^ "Царско село с трансферна офанзива, подписа с четирима нови футболисти!" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Dylan Bahamboula match log". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Oldham sign Congo striker Bahamboula" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "2022 Retained & Released List". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 23 May 2022.
- ^ Black, Dave (9 July 2022). "Dylan Bahamboula joins the Lions!". Livingston FC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Bahamboula leaves Livingston". BBC Sport. 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Riffa Held By Hidd". newsofbahrain.com. 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Reunion Cup Football Final: Saint-Pauloise aims for a third trophy this Sunday". la1ere.franceinfo.fr. 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Joueur – Dylan BAHAMBOULA – FFF".
- ^ "Paris FC : Bahamboula décline la sélection du Congo". 6 October 2015.
- ^ "CAN 2019 : les Diables Rouges mordent la poussière à Kinshasa. – DRCPF". drcpf.net. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Portrait de Dylan Bahamboula - Paris FC". 26 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Dylan Bahamboula at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Liga I players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- ESA Linas-Montlhéry players
- AS Monaco FC players
- Paris FC players
- Dijon FCO players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- FC Tsarsko Selo Sofia players
- Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Essonne
- Sportspeople from Corbeil-Essonnes
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Algeria
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in England
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Black French sportspeople
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English Football League players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Busaiteen Club players