Cedric Bakambu is widely recognized as one of the top African forwards. He previously represented France as a youth player and competed for les Tricolores in the 2010 UEFA U19 European Championship. His greatest achievement in international play was when France defeated Spain in the tournament’s final.

Cedric Bakambu, who had previously played for France’s youth teams, ultimately chose to play for the senior team of DR Congo. He made his debut for the Congolese national team against Cameroon and scored his first goal for them in a 2-1 victory over Angola on March 26, 2016. In terms of his professional club career, Bakambu played for Sochaux from 2010 to 2014 before transferring to Bursaspor on September 1, 2014.

Following his impressive performance of scoring 13 goals in 27 games for the Turkish team, Bakambu joined La Liga team Villarreal on a five-year contract on August 19, 2015. He has remained a player for the Yellow Submarine since then. Bakambu, who is from Congo, made his first appearance for Villarreal on August 23, 2015, during a 1-1 tie against Real Betis.