Armel Bella-Kotchap
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Armel Bella-Kotchap | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
2009–2012 | SC Grimlinghausen | ||
2012–2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
2015–2016 | SG Unterrath | ||
2016–2017 | MSV Duisburg | ||
2017–2020 | VfL Bochum | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | VfL Bochum | 44 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
2020– | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Germany U21 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Armel Bella-Kotchap (born 11 December 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.[1]
Club career[]
In July 2018, Bella-Kotchap joined VfL Bochum professional team 2018–19 summer training camp.[2] In March 2019, Bella-Kotchap signed his first professional contract with VfL Bochum.[3] He made his professional debut for Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga on 28 April 2019, starting in the away match against Erzgebirge Aue.[4]
Career statistics[]
- As of matches played 23 May 2021.[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfL Bochum | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2019–20 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
Career total | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
International career[]
Bella-Kotchap began his youth international career with the Germany under-18 team, making his debut on 15 November 2018 in a friendly match against Cyprus, which finished as a 1–0 win.[5]
Personal life[]
Bella-Kotchap was born in Paris, France,[3] and is the son of former Cameroon international Cyrille Florent Bella.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b "Armel Bella-Kotchap". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Tag 5 in Weiler: Neue Gesichter" (in German). VfL Bochum. 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Profiverträge für Talentwerk-Trio" [Professional contracts for Talentwerk trio] (in German). Bochum: VfL Bochum. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Erzgebirge Aue – VfL Bochum -:- (2. Bundesliga 2018/2019, 31. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Cyprus – Germany 0:1 (U18 Friendlies 2018, November)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Tag 5 in Weiler: Neue Gesichter" [Day 5 in Weiler: New faces] (in German). Weiler-Simmerberg: VfL Bochum. 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
External links[]
- Armel Bella-Kotchap at DFB (also available in German)
- Profile at kicker.de
- Armel Bella-Kotchap at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- German footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- French footballers
- French emigrants to Germany
- German people of Cameroonian descent
- French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent
- Association football central defenders
- VfL Bochum players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- German football defender stubs