Plaisir Bahamboula

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Plaisir Bahamboula
Personal information
Full name Plaisir Moyo Bahamboula
Date of birth (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Corbeil, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004 US Grigny
2004–2005 Linas-Montlhéry
2005–2010 Sochaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Sochaux B 34 (3)
2011 Antwerp 0 (0)
2012–2013 Viry-Châtillon 3 (0)
2013 MyPa 7 (0)
2013–2014 Slavia Sofia 1 (0)
2015 Viry-Châtillon 9 (0)
2016 Sénart-Moissy 3 (0)
Total57(3)
International career
2010 France U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Plaisir Moyo Bahamboula (born 8 January 1991) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is now a musical artist and social media influencer, and his stage name is OhPlai. [1] [2]

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Club career

Bahamboula played for US Grigny, Linas-Montlhéry, and Sochaux in his youth career. He would go on to play 34 games and score 3 goals for the B team of Sochaux from 2008 to 2011. [3] He would then successively play for Royal Antwerp, Viry-Châtillon, MyPa, Slavia Sofia, and Viry-Châtillon again from 2011 to 2015, making sporadic appearances along the way.

In January 2016, Bahamboula signed for Sénart-Moissy. In the second half of the 2015–16 season, he would make a total of 3 appearances. [3] He would decide to retire at the end of the season. [4]

International career

Born in France, Bahamboula was of Congolese descent. [5] He was a youth player for France at U19 level. He was part of the same generation of footballers as Alexandre Lacazette and Clément Grenier. [6] Bahamboula made only 3 appearances and scored 1 goal for the team. [7]

Post-playing career

After retiring from football, Bahamboula pursued a career in making humorous videos on social media. He would gain over 1 million followers across several platforms. [4] He would also become a musical artist, and made several music videos. [4]

Personal life

Plaisir’s younger brothers Dylan, Dolan, and his cousin Jason Bahamboula are footballers. [8] His cousin Yven Moyo is a professional footballer as well. [6]

Bahamboula is muslim. [6]

Honours

Sochaux U19

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References

  1. Pruneta, Laurent (18 April 2018). "Une cagnotte pour sauver le club de football". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. "OHPLAI : " MON MANQUE DE SÉRIEUX ME PERMETTAIT DE RÉALISER CERTAINS DRIBBLES FOUS "". actufoot (in French). 27 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 Laurent, Pruneta (15 May 2018). ""OhPlai", cet ancien footballeur qui cartonne sur les réseaux sociaux". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. "Football, les résultats des Diables rouges et des Congolais de la diaspora en Europe (Albanie, France, Portugal et Ukraine) | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
  6. 1 2 3 "Plaisir Bahamboula au nom du frère". Le Parisien (in French). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. "Plaisir Bahamboula". FFF (in French). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. "Portrait de Dylan Bahamboula - Paris FC". 26 December 2015.