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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ahlen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| 2013–2023 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Borussia Dortmund II | 22 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | VfL Bochum | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → VfL Bochum II | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Willem II Tilburg (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | Germany U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:30, 16 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Bamba (born 13 February 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Bochum.
Club career
[edit]Bamba began playing football with the youth academy of Rot Weiss Ahlen, and after four years there moved to the youth academy of Borussia Dortmund at the age of 9.[1] In September 2021, he extended his youth contract with Borussia Dortmund until 2024.[2] He worked his way up their youth categories, appearing for their U19s in March 2023.[3] He made his professional debut with Borussia Dortmund II in a 1–0 3. Liga win over SpVgg Bayreuth on 20 May 2023.[4]
On 12 June 2024, Bamba signed a three-year contract with VfL Bochum.[5] On 29 August 2025, Bamba joined Dutch Willem II on loan.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Bamba is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U20s.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Bamba is the son of the DR Congolese footballer Musemestre Bamba.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| VfL Bochum II | 2024–25 | Oberliga Westfalen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| VfL Bochum | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Willem II (loan) | 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "RW Ahlen erhält DFB-Bonuszahlung". www.wn.de.
- ↑ Ali, Omar (13 September 2021). "BVB-Talent spielt groß auf – ist ER einer für die Profis?". Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ "Samuel Bamba schießt BVB ins Youth-League-Viertelfinale: Wer ist der Youngster?". 90min.de. 1 March 2023.
- ↑ Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "BVB II: "Viel härter als Jugendfußball" - Bamba feiert Drittliga-Debüt". RevierSport online.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "VfL verpflichtet Samuel Bamba" [VfL signed Samuel Bamba] (in German). VfL Bochum. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ "Samuel Bamba an Willem II Tilburg verliehen" [Samuel Bamba on loan to Willem II Tilburg] (in German). VfL Bochum. 29 August 2025.
- ↑ Mitoga, Jason (17 September 2021). "Samuel Bamba, le nouveau phénomène du Borussia Dortmund".
External links
[edit]- Samuel Bamba at Soccerway
- Samuel Bamba at DFB (also available in German)
- 2004 births
- Sportspeople from Ahlen
- Footballers from Münster (region)
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football wingers
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- VfL Bochum players
- VfL Bochum II players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- Eerste Divisie players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands