Axel Kayombo

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Axel Kayombo
Personal information
Full name Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo[1]
Date of birth (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Écully, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sturm Graz
Number 11
Youth career
Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Basel II 42 (16)
2024–2025 Basel 2 (0)
2024–2025 → Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) 28 (9)
2025– Sturm Graz 7 (0)
International career‡
2024–2025 DR Congo U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:00, 7 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo (born 25 February 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz. Born in France, he is a youth international for the DR Congo.

Career

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A youth product of Servette, Kayombo moved to Basel in 2015 where he finished his development.[2] On 21 July 2023, he was promoted to Basel's senior side.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Basel in a 2–0 Swiss Super League loss to FC Lugano on 2 April 2024. On 31 July 2024, he extended his contract with Basel until 2026, and joined Stade Lausanne-Ouchy on a season-long loan in the Swiss Challenge League.[4] On 28 May 2025, he joined Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a contract until 2029.[5]

On 28 May 2025, Kayombo signed a long-term contract with Austrian Bundesliga champions Sturm Graz.[6][7]

International career

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Born in France, Kayombo is of DR Congolese descent through his father and holds dual French-Congolese citizenship.[8] In November 2024, he was called up to the DR Congo U20s for a training camp.[9] He was not released by his club to the DR Congo U20s for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basel U21 2021–22 Swiss Promotion League 2 0 — — 2 0
2022–23 Swiss Promotion League 10 2 — — 10 2
2023–24 Swiss Promotion League 30 14 — — 30 14
Total 42 16 — — 42 16
Basel 2023–24 Swiss Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) 2024–25 Swiss Super League 28 9 2 1 — 30 10
Sturm Graz 2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 4[a] 0 12 0
Career total 79 25 3 1 4 0 86 26
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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