Darryl Bakola

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Darryl Bakola
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 17)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Marseille 1 (0)
International career‡
2024– France U17 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025

Darryl Bakola (born 30 November 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marseille.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

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