| Darnell Bile | |
| Fullname: | Darnell Eric Bile |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 2005[1] |
| Birth Place: | Colombes, France |
| Position: | Forward |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Youthyears3: | 2020–2023 |
| Youthclubs3: | Saint-Étienne |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | Saint-Étienne B |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Asteras Tripolis |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 1 December 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 May 2023 |
Darnell Eric Bile (born 28 October 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis.
Born in Colombes, Darnell Eric Bile joined the Saint-Étienne academy in 2020 from Boulogne-Billancourt.[2]
Having impressed in an under-21 tournament in the pre-season,[3] Bile made his professional debut for Saint-Étienne on the 27 August 2022, coming on as a substitute for Jean-Philippe Krasso, in a 2–2 away Ligue 2 draw against Valenciennes.[2] [4]
He also went on to play the following game, a 5-0 league win against Bastia,[5] but after his trouble with the French Federation, he also was sidelined by his club for an undetermined period.[6] [7]
On 30 September 2024, Bile signed for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis.[8]
Born in France, Bile holds French and Ivorian nationalities.[9] [10] He is a youth international for France, first receiving a call with the under-18 in September 2022 for the Tournoi de Limoges, with a 2005 generation that had just won the under-17 Euro.[11] [12]
He scored his first goal with France on 23 September against Scotland.[13] However he made headlines for unfortunate reasons in the next encounter against Poland, as he was the fourth red-carded Frenchman in the second half, forcing the end of the game, and a win for the Polish side, that also won the tournament.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Following the incident, Bile was suspended by the French Football Federation for 8 months.[19] [20]