Cédric Bakambu (born 11 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for La Liga club Real Betis 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.
Infobox
2009
France U18
2022
Marseille
2023
Al-Nasr
Full name
Cédric Bakambu
Date of birth
(1991-04-11) 11 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth
Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
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Current team
Betis
Number
11
2000–2006
Ivry
2006–2010
Sochaux
Years
Team
2010–2014
Sochaux II
2014–2015
Bursaspor
2015–2018
Villarreal
2018–2022
Beijing Guoan
2022–2023
Olympiacos
2023–2024
Galatasaray
2024–
Betis
2009–2010
France U19
2010–2011
France U20
2015–
DR Congo
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition· Career statistics › Club
Multi-metric bars
World heat map
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Sochaux
Sochaux
Club
Sochaux
Season
2010–11
League
Ligue 1
League
9
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
11
Other
0
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
21
League
3
League
1
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
23
Continental
3
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
33
League
8
League
3
League
1
National cup
2
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
38
Continental
11
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
31
League
7
League
2
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
35
Continental
7
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
94
League
18
League
8
League
1
National cup
5
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
107
Continental
21
Sochaux II
Sochaux II
Club
Sochaux II
Season
2010–11
League
Championnat National 2
League
22
League
7
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
22
Continental
7
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
5
League
4
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
5
League cup
4
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
1
League
4
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
28
League
15
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
28
League cup
15
Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Club
Bursaspor
Season
2014–15
League
Süper Lig
League
27
League
13
National cup
12
National cup
8
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
39
Other
21
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
1
Continental
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
27
League
13
League
12
League
8
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Continental
40
Continental
21
Villarreal
Villarreal
Club
Villarreal
Season
2015–16
League
La Liga
League
34
League
12
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
13
Continental
9
Continental
—
Other
50
Other
22
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
26
League
11
League
1
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
7
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
34
Continental
12
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
15
League
9
League
1
League
2
National cup
—
National cup
5
League cup
3
League cup
—
Continental
21
Continental
14
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
75
League
32
League
5
League
4
National cup
—
National cup
25
League cup
12
League cup
—
Continental
105
Continental
48
Beijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan
Club
Beijing Guoan
Season
2018
League
Chinese Super League
League
23
League
19
National cup
5
National cup
4
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
28
Other
23
2019
2019
Club
2019
Season
16
League
10
League
3
League
3
National cup
—
National cup
6
League cup
3
League cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
26
Other
16
2020
2020
Club
2020
Season
19
League
14
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
20
Continental
14
2021
2021
Club
2021
Season
13
League
5
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
13
Continental
5
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
71
League
48
League
8
League
7
National cup
—
National cup
7
League cup
3
League cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
87
Other
58
Marseille
Marseille
Club
Marseille
Season
2021–22
League
Ligue 1
League
12
League
4
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
7
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
21
Other
4
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
3
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
3
Continental
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
15
League
4
League
2
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
7
League cup
0
League cup
—
Continental
24
Continental
4
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Club
Olympiacos
Season
2022–23
League
Super League Greece
League
32
League
18
National cup
5
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
37
Other
18
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Club
Galatasaray
Season
2023–24
League
Süper Lig
League
10
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
6
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
0
Other
16
Total
2
Real Betis
Real Betis
Club
Real Betis
Season
2023–24
League
La Liga
League
4
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
1
Continental
—
Continental
5
Other
1
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
25
League
2
League
3
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
14
League cup
7
League cup
—
Continental
42
Continental
10
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
7
League
1
League
2
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
5
League cup
1
League cup
—
Continental
14
Continental
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
36
League
3
League
5
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
20
League cup
9
League cup
—
Continental
61
Continental
13
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
388
League
152
League
45
League
21
National cup
5
National cup
2
League cup
65
League cup
25
Continental
2
Continental
0
Other
505
Other
200
Ranked list
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Sochaux
2010–11
Ligue 1
9
0
2
0
0
0
—
—
11
0
2011–12
21
3
1
0
1
0
—
—
23
3
2012–13
33
8
3
1
2
2
—
—
38
11
2013–14
31
7
2
0
2
0
—
—
35
7
Total
94
18
8
1
5
2
—
—
107
21
Sochaux II
2010–11
Championnat National 2
22
7
—
—
—
—
22
7
2011–12
5
4
—
—
—
—
5
4
2013–14
1
4
—
—
—
—
1
4
Total
28
15
—
—
—
—
28
15
Bursaspor
2014–15
Süper Lig
27
13
12
8
—
—
—
39
21
2015–16
0
0
0
0
—
—
1
0
1
0
Total
27
13
12
8
—
—
1
0
40
21
Villarreal
2015–16
La Liga
34
12
3
1
—
13
9
—
50
22
2016–17
26
11
1
1
—
7
0
—
34
12
2017–18
15
9
1
2
—
5
3
—
21
14
Total
75
32
5
4
—
25
12
—
105
48
Beijing Guoan
2018
Chinese Super League
23
19
5
4
—
—
—
28
23
2019
16
10
3
3
—
6
3
1
0
26
16
2020
19
14
0
0
—
1
0
—
20
14
2021
13
5
0
0
—
—
—
13
5
Total
71
48
8
7
—
7
3
1
0
87
58
Marseille
2021–22
Ligue 1
12
4
2
0
—
7
0
—
21
4
2022–23
3
0
0
0
—
0
0
—
3
0
Total
15
4
2
0
—
7
0
—
24
4
Olympiacos
2022–23
Super League Greece
32
18
5
0
—
0
0
—
37
18
Galatasaray
2023–24
Süper Lig
10
1
0
0
—
6
1
0
0
16
2
Real Betis
2023–24
La Liga
4
0
—
—
1
1
—
5
1
2024–25
25
2
3
1
—
14
7
—
42
10
2025–26
7
1
2
0
—
5
1
—
14
2
Total
36
3
5
1
—
20
9
—
61
13
Career total
388
152
45
21
5
2
65
25
2
0
505
200
Appearances and goals by national team and year· Career statistics › International
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DR Congo
DR Congo
National team
DR Congo
Year
2015
Apps
4
Goals
0
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
5
Apps
3
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
7
Apps
4
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
2
Apps
0
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
11
Apps
6
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
2
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
7
Apps
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
2
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
6
Apps
3
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
9
Apps
4
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
63
Apps
20
Ranked list
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
DR Congo
2015
4
0
2016
5
3
2017
7
4
2018
2
0
2019
11
6
2020
2
0
2021
7
0
2022
2
0
2023
6
3
2024
8
0
2025
9
4
Total
63
20
List of international goals scored by Cédric Bakambu[56]· Career statistics › International