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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee (on loan from Forest Green Rovers) | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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 (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2018–2021 | Coventry City | 68 | (11) |
2021–2023 | Bolton Wanderers | 52 | (11) |
2023– | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | (0) |
2023– | → Dundee (loan) | 32 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Sierra Leone | 11 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 17 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 19 November 2023 (UTC) |
Amadou Bakayoko (born 1 January 1996) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Dundee, on loan from EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers, and the Sierra Leone national team.
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. [3] After prolific goalscoring at youth and reserve team level, Bakayoko was offered a one-year professional contract at Walsall in December 2013. [4] 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. [5]
On 9 October 2014, Bakayoko joined Conference Premier side Southport on a month's loan. [6] He made a scoring debut as a substitute in Southport's 2–0 victory over Braintree Town. [7] Bakayoko scored his second goal for Southport in a 3–2 victory over Nuneaton Town on 22 November 2014. [8]
Bakayoko joined Worcester City on a one–month loan deal on 15 January 2016 [9] 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. [10] 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. [11]
His contract was extended by Walsall at the end of the 2017–18 season after the club exercised an option. [12]
On 7 August 2018, Bakayoko joined League One side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal. [13] On 12 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Coventry at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [14]
On 25 June 2021, Bakayoko joined League One side Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal. [15] 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. [16]
On 12 January 2023, Bakayoko joined fellow League One club Forest Green Rovers on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee. [17] [18]
On 27 July 2023, Bakayoko joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a season-long loan from Rovers. [19] He made his debut for the Dark Blues as a substitute in a Scottish League Cup group stage win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [20] While a potential first goal against St Johnstone was given to teammate Scott Tiffoney instead, [21] Bakayoko's first undisputed goal came in a league game at home to Kilmarnock. [22]
On 17 March 2022, Bakayoko was called up for the Sierra Leone national team for the first time in his career. [23] He was also eligible for the Guinea national team. [23]
He made his debut for Sierra Leone on 23 March 2022, as the side lost 3–0 to Togo in an international friendly. [24] He scored his first goal for them five days later, as he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Liberia. [25]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Walsall | 2013–14 [26] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2014–15 [27] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2015–16 [28] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17 [29] | League One | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 45 | 10 | |
2017–18 [30] | League One | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 47 | 8 | |
Total | 93 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 106 | 18 | ||
Southport (loan) | 2014–15 [27] [31] | Conference Premier | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2015–16 [32] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Worcester City (loan) | 2015–16 [32] | National League North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
Coventry City | 2018–19 [33] | League One | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 7 |
2019–20 [34] | League One | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
2020–21 [35] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 68 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 13 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 2021–22 [36] | League One | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 37 | 13 |
2022–23 [37] | League One | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 27 | 3 | |
Total | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 16 | ||
Forest Green Rovers | 2022–23 [37] | League One | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Dundee (loan) | 2023–24 [38] | Scottish Premiership | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
Career total | 288 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 336 | 59 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sierra Leone | 2022 | 7 | 1 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 March 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey | Liberia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2. | 11 September 2023 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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