Ibrahima Bakayoko

Ibrahima Bakayoko
Personal information
Full name Ibrahima Bakayoko Sela
Date of birth (1976-12-31) 31 December 1976
Place of birth Séguéla, Ivory Coast
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Forward
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 Volos 12 (0)
2014 Stade Bordelais 4 (0)
Total 522 (134)
International career
1996–2002 Ivory Coast 40 (22)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ibrahima Bakayoko (born 31 December 1976)[1] is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

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 AEL. 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.

Personal life

Bakayoko holds Ivorian and French nationalities.[6] He is the uncle of the French footballer Ryan Bakayoko.[7]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 1996 4 1
1997 5 2
1998 7 4
1999 4 1
2000 6 4
2001 10 10
2002 3 0
Total 39 22
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bakayoko goal.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahima Bakayoko
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 June 1996 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Burkina Faso 1–1 1–1 Friendly [9]
2 23 February 1997 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali  Mali 1–1 2–1 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [10]
3 27 July 1997 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Mali 4–2 4–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [11]
4 29 January 1998 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Mozambique 3–1 4–1 Friendly [12]
5 4–1
6 8 February 1998 Stade Omnisports, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso  Namibia 2–0 4–3 1998 Africa Cup of Nations [13]
7 16 February 1998 Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Angola 4–2 5–2 1998 Africa Cup of Nations [14]
8 11 April 1999 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Congo 1–0 2–0 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [15]
9 23 April 2000 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Rwanda 1–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
10 2–0
11 18 June 2000 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Tunisia 1–2 2–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
12 19 November 2000 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Libya 1–1 2–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [18]
13 28 January 2001 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  Madagascar 1–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]
14 2–0
15 10 March 2001 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo  DR Congo 2–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [20]
16 22 April 2001 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Congo 2–0 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [21]
17 20 May 2001 El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–0 1–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
18 3 June 2001 Tripoli Stadium, Tripoli, Libya  Libya 2–0 3–0 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [23]
19 17 June 2001 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Egypt 1–1 2–2 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [24]
20 1 July 2001 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Madagascar 1–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]
21 2–0
22 6–0

Honours

PAS Giannina

Individual

References

  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ "Games played by Ibrahim Bakayoko in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Blackburn 1 Everton 2". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Livorno to bank on Bakayoko". UEFA. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ ΠΑΣ Γιάννενα: Ανακοίνωσε Μπακαγιόκο και Μπαλάφα [PAS Giannina announced Bakayoko and Balafas] (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Joueur".
  7. ^ "Le Montpelliérain Ryan Bakayoko première recrue des Chamois". 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Ibrahima Bakayoko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Mali vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Mali". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Namibia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Angola". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Congo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Rwanda". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Libya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Madagascar vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  20. ^ "DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Congo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  22. ^ "Tunisia vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  23. ^ "Libya vs. Ivory Coast". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  24. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Egypt". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  25. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Madagascar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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