He is quite simply the best player for the Girondins de Bordeaux since the takeover. Dilane Bakwa has had an excellent start to the season. Already the author of a good match against Valenciennes with Bordeaux’s best opportunity to his credit, the young 20-year-old striker did even better against Rodez. Involved in Danylo Ignatenko’s opener, he then scored his first pro goal:
It’s a point of pride because I score with my training club. Today, I am given the chance to be able to play and I try to return the confidence that is granted to me.
It must be said that he learned all his skills at the Girondins de Bordeaux. Spotted in the Ile-de-France club of Saint-Maur-Lusitanos, Dilane Bakwa arrived in Gironde at the age of 13 to join the training center. “He’s a blaster! When he’s on the side, he’s very effective. I don’t know if we can make the comparison but in the spirit, he’s a kind of Mbappé who will try to make the difference thanks at its speed either by transplanting in the axis, or by overflowing”, explains Alexandre Poirier, creator of the site Girondins training and who followed him for many years.
A long-awaited boy
A lively and technical winger, Dilane Bakwa has often been considered one of the club’s great hopes. But he had a lot of trouble confirming his last years his potential despite several selections for the young France team.
I think it was a question of work, of rigor because the high level and after I think that I was not yet ready enough, admits the young Bordeaux.
“He has been criticized a lot in the past for his personal sidecontinues Alexandre Poirier. He took a long time to understand that football was played at 11 because he had the potential for a long time. If he continues like this, he can really be a very interesting player. He is very strong in one on one, he scores, he is mobile… If he manages to be consistent, he can have a very good season.” After bits of matches last season, he started this season and today his professional career finally seems to take off. It is now up to him to confirm each weekend and then he may be able to dream of a destiny à la Jules Koundé or Aurélien Tchouaméni.