Ibrahima Bakayoko
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibrahima Bakayoko Sela | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Séguéla, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–1993 | Yani Sports | ||
1993–1994 | Alliance Renaissance | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | Stade d'Abidjan | 64 | (12) |
1996–1998 | Montpellier | 76 | (25) |
1998–1999 | Everton | 23 | (4) |
1999–2003 | Marseille | 115 | (34) |
2003–2004 | Osasuna | 26 | (4) |
2004–2005 | Istres | 15 | (4) |
2005–2007 | Livorno | 37 | (5) |
2007 | Messina | 6 | (1) |
2007–2008 | AEL | 30 | (4) |
2008–2009 | PAOK | 30 | (8) |
2009–2012 | PAS Giannina | 84 | (33) |
2012–2013 | Olympiacos Volou | 12 | (0) |
2014 | Stade Bordelais | 4 | (0) |
Total | 522 | (134) | |
National team | |||
1996–2002 | Ivory Coast | 40 | (22) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ibrahima Bakayoko (born 31 December 1976)[1] is a retired Ivorian footballer who played as a striker.
Club career[]
Playing in France with Montpellier, Bakayoko was rated highly enough by Everton manager Walter Smith that Smith was willing to pay £4.5 million for Bakayoko's services in October 1998. However, he failed to impress in the 23 games he played, only finding the net four times in the league (seven times in all competitions).[2] A brief highlight was scoring twice as Everton beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at Ewood Park.[3] He was sold for £4 million in June 1999 to Marseille.
A spell in Spain with Osasuna followed, before Bakayoko returned for a third spell in France, this time representing Istres, before he moved over the Alps to Italy, first with Livorno[4] and then with Messina. On 28 January 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.
In the summer of 2007, he joined Greek SuperLeague outfit AE Larissa. On 20 September 2007, he scored from 30 yards for his new side in the UEFA Cup first round first leg against English Premier League side Blackburn. On 19 June 2008, he joined PAOK for a year.
After his contract expired, Bakayoko signed a two-year contract for newly promoted PAS Giannina on 27 July 2009.[5]
International career[]
Bakayoko is a former international for Ivory Coast. He made his first appearance for The Elephants in 1995.
Honours[]
- Greek Second Division: 2010–11
- Individual
- Greek Football League top goalscorer: 2010–11
References[]
- ^ Soccerway profile
- ^ "Games played by Ibrahim Bakayoko in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Blackburn 1 Everton 2". Sporting Life. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Livorno to bank on Bakayoko". UEFA.com. 18 August 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ ΠΑΣ Γιάννενα: Ανακοίνωσε Μπακαγιόκο και Μπαλάφα [PAS Giannina announced Bakayoko and Balafas] (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
External links[]
- Ibrahima Bakayoko – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Woroba District
- Ivorian footballers
- U.S. Livorno 1915 players
- CA Osasuna players
- Everton F.C. players
- A.C.R. Messina players
- FC Istres players
- Association football forwards
- Ivorian expatriate footballers
- Ivory Coast international footballers
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- La Liga players
- Ligue 1 players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Premier League players
- Serie A players
- Super League Greece players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Olympiacos Volou 1937 F.C. players
- PAOK FC players
- PAS Giannina F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Stade d'Abidjan players
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Stade Bordelais (football) players