Dilane Bakwa

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Dilane Bakwa
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Bakwa with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name Dilane Bakwa
Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Nottingham Forest
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2012 Boissy
2013–2015 Lusitanos Saint-Maur
2015–2019 Bordeaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Bordeaux B 18 (2)
2020–2023 Bordeaux 48 (5)
2023–2025 Strasbourg 64 (10)
2025– Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 France U16 9 (3)
2018–2019 France U17 19 (2)
2024– France U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025

Dilane Bakwa (born 26 August 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as winger for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

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Club career

On 28 May 2019, Bakwa signed his first professional contract with Bordeaux. [2] He made his professional debut with Bordeaux in a 0–0 Ligue 1 tie with Nice on 27 September 2020. [3]

In August 2023, Bakwa signed a four-year contract with Strasbourg. [4] Later that year, on 17 December, he netted his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away victory over Lorient. [5]

On 1 September 2025, Bakwa joined Premier League club Nottingham Forest in a deal worth €35m including add-ons and signed a five-year contract. [6] [7]

Personal life

Born in France, Bakwa is of Congolese descent. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 1010
2019–20 National 3 6161
2020–21 National 31010
2021–22 National 3101101
Total182182
Bordeaux 2020–21 Ligue 1 701080
2021–22 Ligue 1500050
2022–23 Ligue 2 36530385
Total48540525
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 131331344
2024–25 Ligue 130510315
2025–26 Ligue 130001 [a] 040
Total6484110699
Nottingham Forest 2025–26 Premier League 0000000000
Career total1301581100013916

Notes

References

  1. "Dilane Bakwa". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. "Dilane Bakwa and Amadou Traoré turn professional". Girondins.com. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Bordeaux vs. Nice - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. "Dilane Bakwa : 4 ans au Racing" (in French). RC Strasbourg. 8 August 2023.
  5. "Lorient 1–2 Strasbourg". ESPN. 17 December 2023.
  6. "Forest complete signing of Bakwa". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 September 2025.
  7. "Dilane Bakwa set to complete Nottingham Forest move". The New York Times. 1 September 2025.
  8. "VOILA NIGHT - FOOT-FRANCE U17: DÉCOUVREZ 06 INTERNATIONAUX FRANÇAIS D'ORIGINE CONGOLAISE". Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2020.