Ibrahima Bakayoko

Ibrahima Bakayoko

Personal information
Full name	Ibrahima Bakayoko Sela
Date of birth	(1976-12-31) 31 December 1976 (age 49)
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

• Super League Greece 2: 2010–11

Individual

• Super League Greece 2 top scorer: 2010–11

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. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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.

External links

• Ibrahima Bakayoko – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)