Dylan Bahamboula

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| name = Dylan Bahamboula

| image =

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| fullname = Dylan Ozan Moyo Bahamboula{{Cite web |title=EFL – Squad List 2021/22: Oldham Athletic – In Squad Players |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/c5d1297ad65c49c6bac4ae0e69c6b48e/squad-list-publication-report-2021-22---08.09.2021.pdf |access-date=13 December 2021 |publisher=English Football League |page=91}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|22}}

| birth_place = Corbeil-Essonnes, France

| height = 1.85m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2005–2010

| youthclubs1 = Linas-Montlhéry

| youthyears2 = 2010–2014

| youthclubs2 = Monaco

| years1 = 2012–2016

| clubs1 = Monaco B

| caps1 = 46

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2015–2016

| clubs2 = → Paris FC (loan)

| caps2 = 29

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2016–2018

| clubs3 = Dijon

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = Dijon B

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2018

| clubs5 = → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan)

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018

| clubs6 = Astra Giurgiu

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = CS Constantine

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2019–2020

| clubs8 = Tsarsko Selo

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2020–2022

| clubs9 = Oldham Athletic

| caps9 = 68

| goals9 = 9

| years10 = 2022–2024

| clubs10 = Livingston

| caps10 = 20

| goals10 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = France U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–

| nationalteam2 = Congo

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 11:04, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 20:52, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

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Dylan Ozan Moyo Bahamboula (born 22 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he represents the Republic of the Congo at international level.

Club career

Bahamboula began his career in the Monaco academy, making 46 appearances for the B-Team. In July 2016, Bahamboula moved from Monaco to Dijon.{{cite web|title=Official Dijon sign Dylan Bahamboula|url=http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2016/official-dijon-sign-dylan-bahamboula/|website=getfootballnewsfrance.com|publisher=Get Football News France|access-date=19 July 2016|date=5 July 2016}}

In January 2019 he signed for Algerian club CS Constantine .{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/01/09/mercato-le-csc-signe-dylan-bahamboula-142551.php|title=Mercato : Le CSC signe Dylan Bahamboula |df=dmy }}

He joined Bulgarian side Tsarsko Selo in October 2019,{{cite web|title=Царско село с трансферна офанзива, подписа с четирима нови футболисти!|url=https://topsport.bg/tsarsko-selo/tsarsko-selo-s-transferna-ofanziva-podpisa-s-chetirima-novi-futbolisti.html|language=bg |publisher=topsport.bg|access-date=9 August 2020|date=3 October 2019}} scoring two league goals for the club in 17 appearances, one of them coming in the prestigious 2:1 win over CSKA Sofia, before leaving the team in August 2020.{{cite web|title=Dylan Bahamboula match log|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/dylan-bahamboula/296492/|language=en |publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=9 August 2020}}

In October 2020 he signed for English club Oldham Athletic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54393969|title=Oldham sign Congo striker Bahamboula|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} Following the club's relegation to the National League, Bahamboula was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2022/may/20052022-retained-list/|title=2022 Retained & Released List|website=www.oldhamathletic.co.uk|date=23 May 2022}}

On 9 July 2022, Bahamboula signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Livingston.{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Dave |date=2022-07-09 |title=Dylan Bahamboula joins the Lions! |url=https://livingstonfc.co.uk/dylan-bahamboula-joins-the-lions/ |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Livingston FC |language=en-GB}} Bahamboula was released during the 2024 January transfer window after making 27 appearances in all competitions, scoring once.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c1w1739yy81o|title=Bahamboula leaves Livingston|website=BBC Sport|date=25 January 2024}}

International career

Bahamboula was born in France to parents of Congolese descent. Bahamboula was a youth international for France.{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/2543610100-dylan-bahamboula|title=Joueur – Dylan BAHAMBOULA – FFF}} He was called up to the Republic of the Congo national football team in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/sports/le-parisien-bahamboula-decline-le-congo-06-10-2015-5158309.php|title=Paris FC : Bahamboula décline la sélection du Congo|date=6 October 2015}}

Bahamboula made his senior debut for the Republic of the Congo in a 3–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to the DR Congo on 10 June 2017.{{cite web|url=http://drcpf.net/can-2019-les-diables-rouges-mordent-la-poussiere-a-kinshasa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620071830/http://drcpf.net/can-2019-les-diables-rouges-mordent-la-poussiere-a-kinshasa/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=20 June 2017|title=CAN 2019 : les Diables Rouges mordent la poussière à Kinshasa. – DRCPF|website=drcpf.net}}

Personal life

Dylan is the younger brother of the French former footballer and current rapper Plaisir Bahamboula, known by his stage name as OhPlai.{{cite web|url=http://www.parisfootballclub.com/equipe-pro/portrait-de-dylan-bahamboula/|title=Portrait de Dylan Bahamboula - Paris FC|date=26 December 2015|access-date=15 June 2017|archive-date=30 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730035348/http://www.parisfootballclub.com/equipe-pro/portrait-de-dylan-bahamboula/|url-status=dead}}