Axel Kayombo
Sturm Graz

Axel Kayombo

Axel Kayombo of Sturm Graz was born on 25 February 2006 (age 20).

Axel Kayombo, born on 25 February 2006 (age 20), is a French right winger whose senior career has so far run mainly through Sturm Graz. He wears squad number 11 and is valued at around £1.5m by Transfermarkt.

Sturm Graz has given his career its substance to this point. Across two league seasons he has made 20 appearances and scored once, with his busiest campaign coming in 2025-26, when he played 16 league matches and got his first league goal.

In 2026-27, Kayombo has added four Bundesliga appearances and three more in Champions League qualifying. His profile remains that of a young wide player building senior experience at Sturm Graz, rather than a name with a long trail of clubs behind him.

📈 Key stats and insights

Axel Kayombo has made 4 Bundesliga appearances this season (2 starts, 2 as substitute)
Axel Kayombo has 3 appearances in Champions League Qualifiers this season
Axel Kayombo moved to Sturm Graz for €1,700,000 in July 2025
Axel Kayombo carries a €2.00m market value at age 20
Last updated 21 September 2026. Send feedback

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Right Wing
Primary Position
Forward
Position
Axel Kayombo
RW
1.86m (6ft 1in)
Height
11
Squad Number
80kg (12st 8lb)
Weight
25 February 2006 (age 20)
Date of Birth
France 🇫🇷
Country of Birth
Sturm Graz
Team
£1.5m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Bundesliga 2026 - 2027
Games
4
Starting
2
Substitute
2
Unused
3
Utilisation
57%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Europa League Qualifiers 2026 - 2027
Games
-
Starting
-
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
-
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Champions League Qualifiers 2026 - 2027
Games
3
Starting
1
Substitute
2
Unused
1
Utilisation
75%
Goals
-
Yellows
1
Reds
-

Kayombo has made 4 Bundesliga appearances this season – two starts and two as a substitute – scored 0 goals in the league and has three appearances in Champions League Qualifiers; those usage patterns identify him as a rotational right wing for Sturm Graz, trusted for European qualifying duties and as an option off the bench in domestic fixtures.

📋 Career stats

Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Season 2026 - 2027
Country
Austria 🇦🇹
Games
4
Goals
-
Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Austria 🇦🇹
Games
16
Goals
1
Team
Basel
Basel
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Games
2
Goals
-

Kayombo is 20 and plays as a right wing for Sturm Graz; he moved to Basel in January 2022, spent a loan at Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in July 2024 and completed a transfer to Sturm Graz in July 2025, a trajectory that traces development through Swiss club football into the Austrian Bundesliga early in his professional career.

💰 Transfers

Team
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
1 July 2025
From
Basel
Basel
Type
Fee (£1.7m)
Team
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
31 July 2024
From
Basel
Basel
Type
Loan
Team
Basel
Basel
1 January 2022
Type
Signed

Kayombo joined Basel in January 2022, was loaned to Stade Lausanne-Ouchy in July 2024 and then transferred from Basel to Sturm Graz for a fee of €1,700,000 in July 2025 – a permanent move that represented a clear investment by Sturm Graz in a young winger with European qualifying experience.

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