Kamal Bafounta

Personal information
Full name	Kamal Bafounta Ortega
Date of birth	8 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Vénissieux, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lorient B
Youth career
2008	Vénissieux
2008–2012	Saint-Priest
2012–2013	Lyon
2013–2017	FC Lyon
2017–2018	Nantes
2018–2021	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–2022	Borussia Dortmund II
2022–	Lorient B
2023–2024	→ Cholet (loan)
International career‡
2017	France U16
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:25, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
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Kamal Bafounta Ortega (born 8 January 2002) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lorient B.

Club career

On 21 September 2023, Bafounta joined Cholet on loan.^[2]

International career

Bafounta was born in France to a Congolese father and Spanish mother.^[3] He holds both French and Spanish nationalities.^[4] He has represented France at under-16 level.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 July 2021^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund II	2021–22	3. Liga	1	0	–		–		0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Notes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kamal Bafounta at WorldFootball.net
^ "KAMAL BAFOUNTA EST ROUGE ET NOIR !" [KAMAL BAFOUNTA IS RED AND BLACK!] (in French). Cholet. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "Vénissieux - RENCONTRE. La future pépite du foot français sera-t-elle vénissiane ?". www.leprogres.fr.
^ "Kamal Bafounta -". unfp.org. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ Kamal Bafounta at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
^ Kamal Bafounta at Soccerway

[WF-1] Kamal Bafounta at WorldFootball.net

[2] "KAMAL BAFOUNTA EST ROUGE ET NOIR !" [KAMAL BAFOUNTA IS RED AND BLACK!] (in French). Cholet. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[3] "Vénissieux - RENCONTRE. La future pépite du foot français sera-t-elle vénissiane ?". www.leprogres.fr.

[4] "Kamal Bafounta -". unfp.org. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[5] Kamal Bafounta at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

[6] Kamal Bafounta at Soccerway

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Full name	Kamal Bafounta Ortega^[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Vénissieux, France^[1]
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lorient B
Youth career
2008	Vénissieux
2008–2012	Saint-Priest
2012–2013	Lyon
2013–2017	FC Lyon
2017–2018	Nantes
2018–2021	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Borussia Dortmund II	3	(0)
2022–	Lorient B	22	(1)
2023–2024	→ Cholet (loan)	9	(0)
International career^‡
2017	France U16	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:25, 24 July 2021 (UTC)