Armel Bella-Kotchap

Armel Bella-Kotchap (born 11 December 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.[1]

Armel Bella-Kotchap
Personal information
Full name Armel Bella-Kotchap
Date of birth (2001-12-11) 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 7 (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 17:01, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 400040
2019–20 12020140
2020–21 28120301
Total 44140481
Career total 44140481

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
  1. "Armel Bella-Kotchap". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. "Tag 5 in Weiler: Neue Gesichter" (in German). VfL Bochum. 10 July 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Erzgebirge Aue – VfL Bochum -:- (2. Bundesliga 2018/2019, 31. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. "Cyprus – Germany 0:1 (U18 Friendlies 2018, November)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. "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.


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