Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 November 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
Number | 50 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Asnières FC | ||
2019–2020 | Racing CF | ||
2020–2022 | Red Star | ||
2022–2024 | Marseille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Marseille | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | France U17 | 7 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 March 2025 |
Darryl Bakola (born 30 November 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marseille.
Born in Clichy, Île-de-France, Bakola is a youth product of Racing, Red Star and Marseille. [1] [2] With the latter, he was central in their winning the 2024 Coupe Gambardella, their first title in the junior cup since 1979. [3] [4] [5] During this victorious campaign, they knocked out the likes of Senny Mayulu and Ethan Mbappé's Paris [6] or Mathis Lambourde and Aboubakar Nagida's Rennes, [7] amongst others. [1] [8]
He also started featuring in the first team squad under Gennaro Gattuso during the 2023–24 season. [2]
In September 2024, after reported negotiation that started in 2023, [9] he signed his first professional contract with Marseille, soon after his friend Enzo Sternal signed his. [10] [11]
After making several bench appearances in 2024, without playing, as youngster struggled to find game time under De Zerbi, [4] [12] Bakola made his professional debut with Marseille in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win over Le Havre AC on 5 January 2025. [13] [14]
Born in France, Bakola also has Republic of the Congo origins. [15] He is a youth international for France, having played for the under-17. [1] [2] [3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Marseille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |