Dilane Bakwa

Dilane Bakwa

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux B	2018–19	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2019–20	National 3	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
	2020–21	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2021–22	National 3	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
	Total		18	2	—		—		—		18	2
Bordeaux	2020–21	Ligue 1	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2022–23	Ligue 2	36	5	3	0	—		—		38	5
	Total		48	5	4	0	—		—		52	5
Strasbourg	2023–24	Ligue 1	31	3	3	1	—		—		34	4
	2024–25	Ligue 1	30	5	1	0	—		—		31	5
	2025–26	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	—		4	0
	Total		64	8	4	1	1	0	—		69	9
Nottingham Forest	2025–26	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			130	15	8	1	1	0	0	0	139	16

Notes

1. Appearance in UEFA Conference League

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.

External links

• Dilane Bakwa at Soccerway
• Dilane Bakwa at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Girondins Profile ^{[ permanent dead link ]}