Cédric Bakambu
#19 · Forward · age 34
Veteran striker; vice-captain candidate
83
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 48
- Career peak
- 85
- League level
- 90
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 100
- Longevity
- 71
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt + sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
The senior striker option — at 34, still capable of leading a line for an hour and still the player Desabre will turn to when DR Congo need a target-man to hold up play and bring Wissa into shooting positions. His 27 international goals make him DR Congo’s all-time top scorer in the modern era.
Bakambu also has the rare distinction of having played top-level club football in seven countries across three confederations — a career path that mirrors the squad’s broader diaspora story.
Strengths
- Hold-up play
- Penalty-area movement
- Heading
- Big-game composure
Recent form
La Liga rotation forward.
His 2018 transfer to Beijing Guoan from Villarreal was, at the time, the most expensive transfer ever for an African footballer.