Axel Kayombo

Axel Kayombo
Personal information
Full name Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo
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 21 (1)
International career‡
2024–2025 DR Congo U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:26, 10 October 2026 (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

A youth product of Servette, Kayombo moved to Basel in 2015 where he finished his development. On 21 July 2023, he was promoted to Basel's senior side. 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. On 28 May 2025, he joined Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a contract until 2029.

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

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 15 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Basel U21 2021–22 Swiss Promotion League 20——20
2022–23 Swiss Promotion League 102——102
2023–24 Swiss Promotion League 3014——3014
Total 4216——4216
Basel 2023–24 Swiss Super League 20000020
Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) 2024–25 Swiss Super League 28921—3010
Sturm Graz 2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 1612160242
2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 501040100
Total 21131100342
Career total 92265210010728
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Axel Flory Pierre Kayombo". oefb.at.
  2. ↑ "Axel Kayombo wechselt vom FC Basel zu Sturm Graz". 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Junior Zé, Avdullahu und Kayombo neu im Kader ersten Mannschaft | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch.
  4. ↑ "Axel Kayombo verlängert und wechselt leihweise zu SLO | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch.
  5. ↑ "Sturm verpflichtet Axel Kayombo aus Basel". SK Sturm.
  6. ↑ "Axel Kayombo wechselt zu Sturm Graz" [Axel Kayombo joins Sturm Graz]. FC Basel (in German). 28 May 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sturm Graz verpflichtet 19-jährigen Stürmer Kayombo" [Sturm Graz sign 19-year-old striker Kayombo]. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 28 May 2025. Archived from the original on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Schweizer Fussball-News - Neuer Stürmer für Servette – Basels Kayombo wechselt zu Graz". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF).
  9. ↑ "Léopards U20: A 18 ans, Axel Kayombo fait déjà ses preuves". Actualite.cd. 5 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "🔴 Official: The list of 24 Leopards for the U20 AFCON revealed!". Foot Africa.