Amadou Bakayoko
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amadou Bakayoko[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 1996||
Place of birth | Kenema, Sierra Leone | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Walsall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Walsall | 93 | (9) |
2014–2015 | → Southport (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2015 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016 | → Worcester City | 9 | (3) |
2018–2021 | Coventry City | 68 | (11) |
2021– | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:25, 14 February 2022 (UTC) |
Amadou Bakayoko (born 1 January 1996) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bolton Wanderers.
Career[]
Bakayoko was born in Sierra Leone but lived in Guinea until the age of six, before moving to the Netherlands where he lived until he was 10.[3] After moving to England, he began playing in Birmingham before winning a scholarship at Walsall.[4] After prolific goalscoring at youth and reserve team level, Bakayoko was offered a one-year professional contract at Walsall in December 2013.[5] He made his debut for the "Saddlers" on 5 April, replacing Michael Ngoo 68 minutes into a 1–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park.[6]
On 9 October 2014, Bakayoko joined Conference Premier side Southport on a month's loan.[7] He made a scoring debut as a substitute in Southport's 2–0 victory over Braintree Town.[8] Bakayoko scored his second goal for Southport in a 3–2 victory over Nuneaton Town on 22 November 2014.[9]
Bakayoko joined Worcester City on a one–month loan deal on 15 January 2016[10] and scored three league goals in the National League North for the club.
He scored his first goals for Walsall when he scored a hat-trick in an EFL Trophy tie against Grimsby Town on 30 August 2016.[11] He scored his first league goal in a 3–2 win over Shrewsbury Town on 15 October 2016, though he was later sent off in the same match.[12]
His contract was extended by Walsall at the end of the 2017–18 season after the club exercised an option.[13]
On 7 August 2018, Bakayoko joined League One side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.[14] On 12 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Coventry at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[15]
On 25 June 2021, Bakayoko joined League One side Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal.[16] His competitive debut came on 7 August in a 3–3 draw against Milton Keynes Dons, with him scoring on his debut to put Bolton 2–1 up.[17]
International career[]
On 17 March 2022, he was called up for the Sierra Leone national football team for the first time in his career.[18]
He was also eligible for the Guinea national football team.[18]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 5 March 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Walsall | 2013–14[19] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2014–15[20] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2015–16[21] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17[22] | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 6 | 45 | 10 | ||
2017–18[23] | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | 47 | 8 | ||
Total | 93 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 106 | 18 | ||
Southport (loan) | 2014–15[20] | Conference Premier | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2015–16[21] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Worcester City (loan) | 2015–16[21] | National League North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
Coventry City | 2018–19[24] | League One | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 35 | 7 |
2019–20[25] | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||
2020–21[26] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 68 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 13 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22[27] | League One | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 28 | 10 |
Career total | 211 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 246 | 45 |
References[]
- ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Amadou Bakayoko". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "HOW ARE FOOTBALLERS DEALING WITH LOCKDOWN?│AMADOU BAKAYOKO'S JOURNEY TO FOOTBALL". YouTube. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "HOW ARE FOOTBALLERS DEALING WITH LOCKDOWN?│AMADOU BAKAYOKO'S JOURNEY TO FOOTBALL". YouTube. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Amadou Bakayoko 'proud' to be given professional contract". BBC Sport. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Port Vale 1–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Walsall's Amadou Bakayoko joins Southport". Express & Star. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Braintree 0–2 Southport". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Nuneaton Town 2–3 Southport". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Briggs, Daniel (15 January 2016). "Bakayoko joins Worcester on loan". Walsall Football Club. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Walsall 5 Grimsby 2". expressandstar.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Walsall 3–2 Shrewsbury". BBC. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Erhun Oztumer: Walsall midfielder says he would like to leave Saddlers". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Amadou Bakayoko: Coventry City sign striker from Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "NEWS: Coventry City confirm players that are leaving the Club at the end of the 2020/21 season". www.ccfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Bakayoko is a Wanderer". twitter.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ BBC Sport: "Bolton Wanderers 3–3 Milton Keynes Dons"
- ^ a b BWFC: "Baka Gets International Call"
- ^ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links[]
- Amadou Bakayoko at Soccerbase
- Living people
- 1996 births
- People from Kenema
- Sierra Leonean footballers
- Association football forwards
- Walsall F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- AFC Telford United players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers
- Sierra Leonean expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England