PLAYER DETAILS
Cédric Bakambu profile
- Club
- San Diego FC
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Nationality
- DR Congo
- Date of birth
- 1991-04-11
- Birthplace
- Ivry-sur-Seine, France
- Height
- 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 73 kg (161 lb)
- Signing / transfer fee
- Free
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Cédric Bakambu
Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC and the DR Congo national team.
Bakambu made his professional debut for Sochaux in 2010, and played 107 official games for them over five seasons, scoring 21 goals. He then moved to Bursaspor for €1.8 million, finishing as top scorer as his team came runners-up in the Turkish Cup, before signing for Villarreal a year later.
Born in France, Bakambu represented them internationally at youth level up to the under-20s, scoring eight goals in 38 games and winning the 2010 UEFA European Championship for the under-19s.
In 2015, Bakambu made his senior debut for the DR Congo national team.