Chris Vianney Bedia (born 5 March 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Union Berlin. He represented the Ivory Coast under-20s in the 2015 Toulon Tournament.[1]
_59.jpg) Bedia with Troyes in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Vianney Bedia | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2013 | Tours | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Tours B | 39 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Tours | 20 | (6) |
| 2016–2022 | Charleroi | 82 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Troyes (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sochaux (loan) | 35 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Servette | 54 | (25) |
| 2024– | Union Berlin | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U20 | 3 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Tours edit
Bedia started his career at the age of 18 with Tours FC in Ligue 2.[2] Despite scoring a brace against Brest, he was unable to establish himself and thus transferred to Sporting Charleroi.
Sporting Charleroi edit
After his move to Belgium, Bedia had a strong first season but was subsequently rarely utilized.[3] As a result, he was initially loaned to S.V. Zulte Waregem. However, in 17 games, he failed to score a single goal and returned to Charleroi. Despite being used more frequently after a change in coaching staff, the club loaned him to ES Troyes AC on August 14, 2019.[4] Even there, the purchase option was not exercised, and Bedia returned once again to Charleroi.
He was loaned out again, this time to Sochaux. Having played a strong season there, Montpellier HSC expressed interest in signing the striker.[5]
Servette edit
On 24 January 2022, Bedia signed with Servette in the Swiss Super League.[6]
Union Berlin edit
On 18 January 2024, Bedia moved to Union Berlin in Germany.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tours | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| Total | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Charleroi | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 38 | 6 | |
| 2017–18 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 85 | 9 | |||
| Zulte Waregem (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Troyes (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| Sochaux (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | 38 | 12 | |
| Servette | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 14 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 12 | |||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10[b] | 4 | 29 | 16 | ||
| Total | 54 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 31 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 231 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 255 | 60 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, Swiss Cup
- ^ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ "Chris Vianney Bedia". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ Chris Eggenberger (12 February 2022). "Transfer Review: Chris Bedia zu Servette – Designierter Kyei-Ersatz" (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Chris Bedia pourrait quitter le Sporting Charleroi cet hiver" (in French). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ NAS SARL (15 August 2019). "Chris Bédia (RSC Charleroi) prêté à Troyes" (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Chris Bédia (Charleroi) suivi par Montpellier ?" (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "CHRIS BEDIA REJOINT LE SERVETTE FC" (Press release) (in French). Servette. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "UNION VERPFLICHTET CHRIS BEDIA" [UNION SIGNS CHRIS BEDIA] (in German). Union Berlin. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Chris Bedia at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Chris Bedia » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 September 2019.