Cédric Bakambu

Bakambu's current-season form is level with last season (Season 13→13), while his Rating eased 20→16. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Real Betis · 5th	18	3	1	6.65	16	13
2024/25	Real Betis · 6th	25	2	2	6.61	20	13
2023/24	Real Betis · 7th	4	0	0	6.6	22	0
2023/24	Galatasaray · 1st	10	1	0	6.79	14	3
2022/23	Olympiakos Piraeus · 3rd	24	13	2	7.05	20	36
2022/23	Marseille · 3rd	3	0	1	6.6	26	2
2021/22	Marseille · 2nd	12	4	0	6.83	36	12
2021/22	Beijing Guoan	13	5	1	7.08	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Congo DR · international

Side	Apps	G
Congo DR	71	19

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

C. Bakambu is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Real Betis, rated 16 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bakambu.

On the season, Bakambu graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 1 assist in 18 appearances (0.607 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 35 Bakambu is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.61

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Real Betis finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.17

Goals / app

3 goals in 18 appearances (0.17 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.61 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 16 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.61 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.455

Assists / 900.152

Goal contribution / 900.607

Defensive actions / 900.607

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.152

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 35, Bakambu sits on 4.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bakambu's projected Rating — 16 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-forwards in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13.1M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Real BetisFeb 2024 – now€ 5M

GalatasarayJul 2023 – Feb 2024€ 700K

AAl NasrJul 2023 – Jul 2023Free

Olympiakos PiraeusSept 2022 – Jul 2023Free

MarseilleJan 2022 – Sept 2022Free

Beijing GuoanJan 2018 – Jan 2022

VillarrealAug 2015 – Jan 2018€ 7.4M

BBursasporSept 2014 – Aug 2015

Sochauxuntil Sept 2014

About C. Bakambu

Cédric Bakambu is a 35-year-old centre-forward who plays for Real Betis, born on April 11, 1991 in Ivry, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Congo DR.

This season

In the current season, C. Bakambu has made 18 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 593 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Bakambu at 16 with a Season form score of 13. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the FA Cup and the UEFA U19 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, C. Bakambu has totalled 371 club appearances with 146 goals and 28 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 34 appearances for Villarreal.

C. Bakambu's career has also included time at Galatasaray, AAl Nasr, Olympiakos Piraeus, Marseille, Beijing Guoan, Villarreal, BBursaspor and Sochaux.

On the international stage, C. Bakambu has represented Congo DR — 71 caps and 19 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Real Betis finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points