Sol Bamba
 Bamba with the Ivory Coast in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Souleymane Bamba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ivry-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2024 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of death | Manisa, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | 39 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Hibernian | 75 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Leicester City | 52 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Trabzonspor | 27 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Palermo | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Leeds United (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Leeds United | 32 | (4) |
| 2016–2021 | Cardiff City | 112 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Middlesbrough | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 382 | (22) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Ivory Coast U20 | ||
| 2008 | Ivory Coast U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Ivory Coast | 46 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | Adanaspor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Souleymane Bamba (13 January 1985 – 31 August 2024), known as Sol Bamba, was an Ivorian-French professional football player and manager. He played as a centre-back. Bamba was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France. Bamba played for the Ivory Coast national team from 2008 to 2014. He also played for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. from 1996 to 2004.
In 2021, he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and began undergoing chemotherapy treatment.[3] On 30 August 2024, Bamba was hospitalized in Manisa, Turkey. He died at the age of 39 the following day.[4][5]
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2004–05[7][8] | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005–06[7][8] | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2006–07[9] | Scottish Premier League | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08[10] | Scottish First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[11] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Hibernian | 2008–09 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Scottish Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | Scottish Premier League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 75 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 80 | 4 | |||
| Leicester City | 2010–11 | Championship | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | Championship | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 4 | ||||
| Trabzonspor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Palermo | 2014–15 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Leeds United | 2014–15[d] | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Championship | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 5 | ||||
| Cardiff City | 2016–17 | Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 112 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 118 | 10 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2021–22 | Championship | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 382 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 426 | 23 | ||
- ↑ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ↑ This season was spent on loan from Palermo
International
[change | change source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 1 | |
Managerial
[change | change source]| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | |||
| Adanaspor | 25 July 2024 | 31 August 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 25.0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 25.0 | ||
Honours
[change | change source]Dunfermline Athletic
- Scottish Cup runner-up: 2006–07
Cardiff City
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2017–18[17]
Ivory Coast
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2012[6]
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2017–18 Championship[18]
- Leeds United Player of the Month: August 2015[19]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ↑ "Sol Bamba: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "Sol Bamba: Cardiff City defender being treated for cancer". BBC Sport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Sol Bamba: Ex-Cardiff, Leeds, Hibernian and Middlesbrough defender dies". BBC Sport. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Former Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba dies aged 39". Reuters. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- 1 2 Sol Bamba at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- 1 2 "Souleymane BAMBA". Histoire du PSG (in French). 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Souleymane BAMBA". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Souleymane Bamba | Football Stats | Season 2006/2007 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Souleymane Bamba | Football Stats | Season 2007/2008 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ "Souleymane Bamba | Football Stats | Season 2008/2009 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ↑ Sol Bamba at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Adanaspor vs. Esenler Erokspor 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Iğdır FK vs. Adanaspor 6 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Adanaspor vs. Pendikspor 3 – 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Manisa FK vs. Adanaspor 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
- ↑ "PFA Championship Team of the Year: Wolves & Fulham trios named in line-up". BBC Sport. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "Sol Tops Player Of The Month Vote". Leeds United F.C. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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