Axel Bamba

Following his move to PAU, Bamba's current-season form is down 72% on last season (Season 29→8), while his Rating eased 60→40. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	PAU · 15th	4	0	6.63	40	8
2024/25	Ajaccio · 12th	32	3	6.86	60	29
2022/23	Sporting Gijon · 17th	11	0	6.34	52	3
2022/23	Paris FC · 7th	3	0	6.7	49	1
2021/22	Paris FC · 4th	16	0	6.46	56	15
2020/21	Paris FC · 5th	34	1	6.77	67	41

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

A. Bamba is a 27-year-old central defender at PAU, rated 39.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bamba.

On the season, Bamba graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 27 Bamba is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/254 clubs

39.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

8.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.5%

Minutes

limited game time

2.5

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · PAU finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.5

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 4 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.5%

Available fixtures6 of 6

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.5

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %87

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.5

Foul involvement / 902.5

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 27, Bamba sits on 14.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bamba's projected Rating — 39.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes192

Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won14

Duels won %53.8%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions7

Blocks1

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

PAUJun 2026 – nowFree

AAjaccioAug 2024 – Jun 2026Free

Sporting GijonAug 2022 – Aug 2024

Paris FCuntil Aug 2022

About A. Bamba

Axel Bamba is a 27-year-old centre-back who plays for PAU, born on July 6, 1999 in Zürich, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Côte d'Ivoire. PAU currently sit 15th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, A. Bamba has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 360 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

A. Bamba's next match is on September 18, 2026, when PAU face Dunkerque at home in the Ligue 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Bamba at 39.8 with a Season form score of 8.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, A. Bamba has totalled 172 club appearances with 11 goals and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 34 appearances for Paris FC.

A. Bamba's career has also included time at AAjaccio, Sporting Gijon and Paris FC.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.