Axel Mohamed Bakayoko (born 6 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Axel Mohamed Bakayoko | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | OFC Pantin | ||
| 2008–2014 | Red Star | ||
| 2014–2017 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sochaux (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sochaux II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 54 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | France U20 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2020 | |||
Bakayoko made his UEFA Europa League debut for Inter Milan on 8 December 2016 against Sparta Prague. He replaced Andrea Pinamonti after 80 minutes.[1][2]
He joined French club Sochaux on 10 July 2017 for a season long loan. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 28 July as a substitute replacing Aldo Kalulu in the 65th minute of a 2–0 home win over Bourg-Péronnas.[3] On 8 August he played in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue in a 3–1 away defeat against Valenciennes, he was replaced by Florin Berenguer after 70 minute.[4] On 19 September, Bakayoko played his first match as a starter in Ligue 2, a 1–0 away defeat against Le Havre, he was replaced by Thomas Robinet in the 74th minute.[5] On 6 February 2018, Bakayoko played his first match in Coupe de France as a substitute replacing Florian Martin in the 34th minute of a 4–1 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.[6] On 6 April he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 89th minute of a 3–2 home win over Orléans.[7] Bakayoko ended his loan to Sochaux with 19 appearances, one goal and one assist, he also played four matches in the reserve team in Championnat National 3.[8]
On 17 July 2018, Inter announced that they had loaned out Bakayoko to Swiss club FC St. Gallen for the whole 2018/19 season.[9] Bakayoko had a good season with the Swiss side, playing 34 games for the club in that season, many of them on the right back although his normal position was on the wing.[10] At the end of the season it was confirmed, that Bakayoko would stay one more season at the club, still on loan from Inter.[11]
On 22 December 2020, Bakayoko signed a three and a half year contract with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.[12]
On 7 February 2022 Bakayoko was loaned to Serbian Superliga side Novi Pazar until the end of 2021–22 season.[13]
Bakayoko is born in France and is of Ivorian descent.[14]
Inter Milan Primavera
Red Star Belgrade
FK Novi Pazar – current squad | |
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