Johan Bakayoko

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Johan Bakayoko
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Bakayoko with PSV Eindhoven in 2024
Personal information
Full name Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Overijse, [2] Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 9
Youth career
OH Leuven
–2016 Club Brugge
2016–2018 Mechelen
2018–2019 Anderlecht
2019–2020 PSV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Jong PSV 55 (20)
2022–2025 PSV 89 (26)
2025– RB Leipzig 3 (1)
International career‡
2018 Belgium U15 5 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U16 9 (2)
2019–2020 Belgium U17 5 (1)
2021–2022 Belgium U19 9 (3)
2022 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2022 Belgium U21 3 (0)
2023– Belgium 18 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:27, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko (born 20 April 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Belgium national team.

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Club career

Early career

Bakayoko played for the youth ranks of Belgian clubs including, OH Leuven, Club Brugge, Mechelen and Anderlecht, before joining PSV in 2019. [3]

PSV

After a few seasons with Jong PSV, he made his senior debut for PSV on 8 February 2022 in a 4–0 victory over NAC Breda during the KNVB Cup quarter-finals. [3] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on the opening matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 4–1 win over FC Emmen. [4] Later that year, he netted his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 away win over Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League. [5]

In the 2023–24 season, he scored 14 goals in all competitions, [3] including his inaugural goal in the Champions League in a 1–1 away draw against RC Lens. [6]

RB Leipzig

On 16 July 2025, Bakayoko signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. [7]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Rwandan mother and an Ivorian-French father, he was eligible to play for any of these nations, but decided to represent his country of birth. Bakayoko holds Ivorian and French nationalities. He made his debut for Belgium in a 3–0 away win against Sweden on 24 March 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute. [8] Later that year, on 20 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 away win over Estonia during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 201———201
2021–22 Eerste Divisie3217———3217
2022–23 Eerste Divisie32———32
Total5520———5520
PSV 2021–22 Eredivisie 3010000040
2022–23 Eredivisie235415 [b] 11 [c] 0337
2023–24 Eredivisie33122111 [d] 11 [c] 04714
2024–25 Eredivisie3093112 [d] 21 [c] 04612
Total89261032843013033
RB Leipzig 2025–26 Bundesliga 3110——41
Career total147471132843018954
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202391
202490
Total181
Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bakayoko goal. [10]
List of international goals scored by Johan Bakayoko
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
120 June 2023 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3–03–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

PSV

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "J. Bakayoko". Eredivisie. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Johan Bakayoko at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 Findlater, James (21 May 2024). "Who is Johan Bakayoko? Arne Slot 'approves' $54m first Liverpool transfer". Yahoo!.
  4. ↑ De Pauw, Jeroen (6 August 2022). "EREDIVISIE. Bakayoko schittert voor PSV, voormalig Club Brugge-aanvaller Bas Dost redt de meubelen voor Utrecht" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.
  5. ↑ "Bodø/Glimt 1–2 PSV". UEFA. 3 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lens come from behind to rescue draw against PSV". ESPN. 24 October 2023.
  7. ↑ ""Power, pace and an eye for goal" - Johan Bakayoko has joined RBL". RB Leipzig. 16 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "PSV slaat slag in België en haalt 'beweeglijk en explosief' talent". Voetbalzone. 19 July 2019.
  9. ↑ Johan Bakayoko at Soccerway . Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Bakayoko, Johan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "PSV crowned Dutch champions for the 25th time". Eredivisie. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights]. NOS (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ajax - PSV". PSV Eindhoven. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord a fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. NOS (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "PSV main supplier of Eredivisie Team of the Month in August". Eredivisie. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Johan Bakayoko named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month". Eredivisie. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Joey Veerman and Johan Bakayoko are named Eredivisie player and Johan Cruyff talent of the month". Eredivisie. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Bakayoko wins Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month for the fourth time". Eredivisie. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "Big winners of the Eredivisie Awards: Luuk de Jong, Tessa Wullaert, Johan Bakayoko, and Lily Yohannes". Eredivisie. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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