Dilane Bakwa
 Bakwa with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dilane Ros-Anderson Bakwa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Créteil, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lille (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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 | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Lille (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | France U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | France U17 | 19 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026 | |||
Dilane Ros-Anderson Bakwa (born 26 August 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as winger for Ligue 1 club Lille, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
Club career
On 28 May 2019, Bakwa signed his first professional contract with Bordeaux.[3] He made his professional debut with Bordeaux in a 0–0 Ligue 1 tie with Nice on 27 September 2020.[4]
In August 2023, Bakwa signed a four-year contract with Strasbourg.[5] Later that year, on 17 December, he netted his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away victory over Lorient.[6]
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.[7][8]
On 26 August 26, Bakwa returned to France, joining Ligue 1 side Lille on a season-long loan.[9][10]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 69 | 9 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 2025–26 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lille (loan) | 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 144 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 161 | 17 | ||
Notes
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "Dilane Bakwa". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ "Dilane Bakwa and Amadou Traoré turn professional". Girondins.com. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bordeaux vs. Nice - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Dilane Bakwa : 4 ans au Racing" (in French). RC Strasbourg. 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Lorient 1–2 Strasbourg". ESPN. 17 December 2023.
- ↑ "Forest complete signing of Bakwa". Nottingham Forest F.C. 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Dilane Bakwa set to complete Nottingham Forest move". The New York Times. 1 September 2025.
- ↑ https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2026/august/26/bakwa-joins-lille-on-loan/
- ↑ https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2026-08-26/dilane-bakwa-est-officiellement-un-dogue
- ↑ "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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dilane Bakwa.
- Dilane Bakwa at Soccerway
- Dilane Bakwa at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Girondins Profile
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