Stéphane Bahoken

Stéphane Bahoken
Bahoken in 2020
Personal information
Full name Stéphane Cédric Bahoken[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Grasse, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kayserispor
Number 13
Youth career
1998–2000 ASPTT Plascassier Grasse[2]
2000–2004 Grasse[2]
2004–2011 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Nice 16 (2)
2012–2013 Nice B 5 (5)
2013–2014 → St Mirren (loan) 5 (0)
2014–2018 Strasbourg 113 (24)
2014–2018 Strasbourg B 1 (1)
2018–2022 Angers 111 (24)
2022–2023 Kasımpaşa 27 (4)
2023– Kayserispor 25 (3)
International career‡
2013 France U20 4 (1)
2018– Cameroon 22 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Cameroon
Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2021 Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:24, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

Stéphane Cédric Bahoken (born 28 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Kayserispor. Born in France, he represents Cameroon at international level.

Club career

Nice

Born in Grasse, Bahoken began his professional career at OGC Nice, having spent seven years at the club's academy since the age of twelve.[3] In the final game of the season, he made his debut, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Julien Sablé, in a 2–1 loss against Valenciennes. Coincidentally, his debut was before his birthday.[4] Having made five appearances in the 2011–12 season, he signed his first professional contract on a three-year deal.[5]

In the 2012–13 season, Bahoken started to receive first-team appearances, mostly coming on as a substitute. His season, however, was mostly overshadowed because of his fractured fibula, which sustained in training and was out for several months.[6] While playing for the reserves, he was suspended for three games after an incident off the pitch.[7]

On the last day of the transfer window, Bahoken was linked with a loan move to Le Havre, but the move broke down soon after.[8][9] Following the failed move, he scored the first two goals in a 2–0 win over Montpellier on 10 March 2013.[7]

St Mirren (loan)

Bahoken joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan on 30 August 2013.[10] He revealed he was recommended by former teammates and St Mirren himself, Esmaël Gonçalves.[11] After playing four times for St Mirren, he returned to his parent club when the loan was cancelled on 31 December 2013.[12] While at St Mirren, he was known to have a bad attitude, describing himself as "a spoilt kid".[3]

Upon his return from loan, Bahoken was to be loaned back out to CA Bastia,[13] but due to regulation restrictions imposed by the LFP it was confirmed he could not play for three clubs in one season. Following this decision, he returned to St Mirren to complete his season long loan.[14] He said he rejoined St Mirren following talks with manager Claude Puel, as well as his family.[3] Following his second spell, manager Danny Lennon urged fans to stand by him, due to Bahoken showing 'great desire' and a "positive attitude".[15][16] After returning to the club, Bahoken failed to make another appearance before his unsuccessful loan spell ended.[17]

Strasbourg

On 29 July 2014, Bahoken signed a two-year contract with Championnat National club RC Strasbourg Alsace.[18] He made his league debut for the club on 8 August 2014, in a 3–1 victory over US Colomiers.[19] Bahoken scored the winning goal in the Ligue 1 match vs Paris Saint-Germain on 2 December 2017.[20]

Angers

On 8 June 2018, Bahoken joined Angers SCO. He signed a contract with the club lasting until 2022.[21]

Kasımpaşa

On 15 July 2022, Bahoken signed with Kasımpaşa in Turkey.[22]

Kayserispor

On 16 September 2023, he signed with Kayserispor.[23]

International career

Although born in France, Bahoken is eligible to play for Cameroon national team through his father.[24] He was a youth international footballer for the France U20 side before switching allegiance to Cameroon.[25]

Bahoken made his international debut for Cameroon in a 3–1 friendly win over Kuwait on 25 March 2018.[26]

Personal life

Bahoken's father, Paul, played for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup as a forward. His mother, Pauline Medzina, is the younger sister of deceased actress Serange Mebina.[27]

On 20 October 2020, Bahoken was handed a four-month suspended prison sentence with a fine of €2,000 for acts of domestic violence against his partner, as well as a three-month suspended sentence with a fine of €6,875 for a traffic violation.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2022[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nice 2010–11 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2011–12 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
2012–13 10 2 0 0 1 0 — 11 2
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 16 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 2
Nice B 2012–13 CFA 4 4 — — — 4 4
2013–14 1 1 — — — 1 1
Total 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
St Mirren (loan) 2013–14 Scottish Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Strasbourg 2014–15 Championnat National 27 4 2 0 0 0 — 29 4
2015–16 30 6 0 0 0 0 — 30 6
2016–17 Ligue 2 30 7 3 0 2 0 — 35 7
2017–18 Ligue 1 26 7 4 1 2 1 0 0 32 9
Total 113 24 9 1 4 1 0 0 126 26
Strasbourg B 2017–18 Championnat National 3 1 1 — — — 1 1
Angers 2018–19 Ligue 1 32 11 1 0 0 0 — 33 11
2019–20 20 4 3 2 1 1 — 24 7
2020–21 30 6 3 1 — — 33 7
2021–22 29 3 1 0 — — 30 3
Total 111 24 8 3 1 1 0 0 120 28
Kasımpaşa 2022–23 Süper Lig 11 3 0 0 — — 11 3
Career total 248 58 18 4 6 2 0 0 274 64

International

As of match played 5 February 2022[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2018 5 1
2019 5 2
2020 2 0
2021 7 0
2022 3 1
Total 22 4
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bahoken goal.
List of international goals scored by Stéphane Bahoken[30]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2018 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros  Comoros 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 25 June 2019 Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt  Guinea-Bissau 2–0 2–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
3 6 July 2019 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt  Nigeria 1–1 2–3 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
4 5 February 2022 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon  Burkina Faso 1–3 3–3 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Cameroon

References

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  23. ^ "Kayserispor son gün 6 futbolcuyu kadrosuna kattı!". spor.haber7.com (in Turkish). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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