| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Écully, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Servette | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Basel II | 42 | (16) |
| 2024–2025 | Basel | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) | 28 | (9) |
| 2025– | Sturm Graz | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | DR Congo U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo (born 25 February 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz. Born in France, he is a youth international for the DR Congo.
A youth product of Servette, Kayombo moved to Basel in 2015 where he finished his development. [2] On 21 July 2023, he was promoted to Basel's senior side. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Basel in a 2–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC Lugano on 2 April 2024. On 31 July 2024, he extended his contract with Basel until 2026, and joined Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on a season-long loan in the Swiss Challenge League. [4] On 28 May 2025, he joined Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a contract until 2029. [5]
On 28 May 2025, Kayombo signed a long-term contract with Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz. [6] [7]
Born in France, Kayombo is of DR Congolese descent through his father and holds dual French-Congolese citizenship. [8] On November 2024, he was called up to the DR Congo U20s for a training camp. [9] He was not released by his club to the DR Congo U20s for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. [10]