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Jonathan Bamba

Forward · Chicago Fire · 30 · Côte d'Ivoire

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Season score
42.1
MLS 2026, 23 matches
Last 5 weeks
42.4
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€3.5M
−€500k (−13%) since 27 Dec 2024
Transfermarkt, 2 Jun 2026
Born
26 Mar 1996
Height
175 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
31 Dec 2027
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Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

13 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 41.3 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 2026211248.846.650.8
6–12 Oct 2026212147.546.540.4
22–28 Sep 202618042.946.446.8
15–21 Sep 202612844.646.344.6
8–14 Sep 202613549.846.055.4
25–31 Aug 202611754.745.860.7
18–24 Aug 2026214833.846.835.8
11–17 Aug 202613541.847.041.0
28 Jul – 3 Aug 202617441.347.245.8
21–27 Jul 2026218041.547.641.2
12–18 May 202616243.948.048.2
5–11 May 202616127.448.925.6
28 Apr – 4 May 202613147.748.947.5
7–13 Apr 202618931.850.039.9
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202619048.050.249.7
17–23 Mar 202618948.450.341.2
10–16 Mar 202619033.151.632.2
3–9 Mar 202619045.252.146.5
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202615749.252.345.7

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −6.6 a week below expectation.

20.030.040.050.060.03 Mar17 Mar7 Apr12 May28 Jul22 Sep13 OctScore 48.8Expected 46.6

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €3.5M −€500k (−13%) since 27 Dec 2024 2 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €3.8M no change recorded 24 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €1.5M–€2.4M −44% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −33% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Ozan Tufan at 30 (€2.2M, scoring 42.5) −32%; Paweł Dawidowicz at 30 (€2.5M, scoring 42.3) −80%; Olivier Ntcham at 29 (€2.8M, scoring 42.6) −29%.
0€10M€20M€30M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026€3.5M€3.8M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
24 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€3.8M
2 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€3.5M
11 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€3.5M
5 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€3.5M
17 Apr 2025Transfermarkt€3.5M
27 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€4.0M
11 Oct 2024Transfermarkt€6.0M
7 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€9.0M
21 Mar 2024Transfermarkt€10.0M
22 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€14.0M
27 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€20.0M
2 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€20.0M
19 Sep 2022Transfermarkt€18.0M
30 May 2022Transfermarkt€17.0M
23 Mar 2022Transfermarkt€20.0M
16 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€22.0M
4 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€25.0M
7 Jan 2021Transfermarkt€25.0M
15 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€20.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€16.0M
19 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€20.0M
27 Sep 2019Transfermarkt€20.0M
3 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€17.0M
17 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€15.0M
24 Oct 2018Transfermarkt€15.0M
4 Jun 2018Transfermarkt€8.0M
24 Jan 2018Transfermarkt€6.0M
12 Oct 2017Transfermarkt€4.0M
1 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€1.0M
16 Jan 2017Transfermarkt€600k
13 Jul 2016Transfermarkt€600k
4 Feb 2016Transfermarkt€600k
6 Sep 2015Transfermarkt€250k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
28 Feb 2026Celta Vigo Chicago FireFirst match
31 Jan 2025Celta de Vigo Chicago€3.5M
18 Jul 2023Lille Celta de VigoFree or loan

What the score is made of

MLS 2026: each part per 90 minutes against the average forward in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.39
  • Creating −0.07
  • Progressing −0.13
  • Keeping the ball −1.14
  • Defending −0.00
  • Aerial −0.48
  • Finishing −0.24

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Jonathan Bamba.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
MLS 2026MLSChicago Fire231,48942.142.6
LaLiga 24/25LaLigaCelta Vigo1281453.855.0
LaLiga 23/24LaLigaCelta Vigo271,99356.857.4

Latest matches

23 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026MLSat New England RevolutionL 0–167000.270.1854.1
15 Oct 2026MLSPhiladelphia UnionL 1–34500–0.1440.9
10 Oct 2026MLSNew York City FCW 2–14500–0.0339.6
7 Oct 2026MLSVancouver WhitecapsW 3–176100.090.0552.2
26 Sep 2026MLSat Charlotte FCW 1–080000.410.0942.9
20 Sep 2026MLSat Nashville SCL 0–328000.020.0344.6
13 Sep 2026MLSNew England RevolutionL 1–235000.220.1149.8
29 Aug 2026MLSat Seattle Sounders FCD 2–217000.110.1054.7
22 Aug 2026MLSat New York Red BullsD 1–187000.570.1329.9
19 Aug 2026MLSat Orlando City SCW 2–16100–0.2239.3
All 23 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026MLSat New England RevolutionL 0–167000.270.1854.1
15 Oct 2026MLSPhiladelphia UnionL 1–34500–0.1440.9
10 Oct 2026MLSNew York City FCW 2–14500–0.0339.6
7 Oct 2026MLSVancouver WhitecapsW 3–176100.090.0552.2
26 Sep 2026MLSat Charlotte FCW 1–080000.410.0942.9
20 Sep 2026MLSat Nashville SCL 0–328000.020.0344.6
13 Sep 2026MLSNew England RevolutionL 1–235000.220.1149.8
29 Aug 2026MLSat Seattle Sounders FCD 2–217000.110.1054.7
22 Aug 2026MLSat New York Red BullsD 1–187000.570.1329.9
19 Aug 2026MLSat Orlando City SCW 2–16100–0.2239.3
16 Aug 2026MLSPortland TimbersW 2–13500–0.1041.8
2 Aug 2026MLSCharlotte FCW 2–174000.440.0741.3
25 Jul 2026MLSat New York City FCL 1–39000–0.4343.3
22 Jul 2026MLSat Inter Miami CFL 2–390000.100.0939.8
13 May 2026MLSat DC UnitedW 3–162000.340.0543.9
9 May 2026MLSNew York Red BullsL 1–361000.030.0527.4
3 May 2026MLSFC CincinnatiL 2–33100–0.1247.7
12 Apr 2026MLSAtlanta UnitedW 1–089010.970.2831.8
5 Apr 2026MLSNashville SCW 1–090010.190.6948.0
21 Mar 2026MLSat Philadelphia UnionW 2–189100.310.1148.4
15 Mar 2026MLSDC UnitedL 1–290000.070.0733.1
8 Mar 2026MLSat Columbus CrewD 0–090000.180.0545.2
28 Feb 2026MLSCF MontréalW 3–057100.790.0049.2