Amadou Bakayoko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amadou Bakayoko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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 | 9 | (3) |
| 2018– | Coventry City | 8 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:24, 23 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Amadou Bakayoko (born 1 January 1996) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One side Coventry City.
Playing career
After beginning his youth career in Dutch football, where Bakayoko had moved from Sierra Leone as a youngster, he moved to England in his mid-teens and soon won a scholarship at Walsall. After prolific goalscoring at youth and reserve team level, Bakayoko was offered a one-year professional contract at Walsall in December 2013.[3] 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.[4]
On 9 October 2014, Bakayoko joined Conference Premier side Southport on a month's loan.[5] He made a scoring debut as a substitute in Southport's 2–0 victory over Braintree Town.[6] Bakayoko scored his second goal for Southport in a 3–2 victory over Nuneaton Town on 22 November 2014.[7]
Bakayoko joined Worcester City on a one–month loan deal on 15 January 2016[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]
His contact was extended by Walsall at the end of the 2017–18 season after the club exercised an option.[11]
On 7 August 2018, Bakayoko joined fellow League One side Coventry City for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year deal.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 October 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2013–14[13] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014–15[14] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[16] | League One | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 45 | 10 | |
| 2017–18[17] | 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[14] | Conference Premier | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2015–16[15] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Worcester City (loan) | 2015–16[15] | National League North | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Coventry City | 2018–19[18] | League One | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Career total | 127 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 144 | 26 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Amadou Bakayoko". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Amadou Bakayoko 'proud' to be given professional contract". BBC Sport. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ "Port Vale 1–0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ "Walsall's Amadou Bakayoko joins Southport". Express & Star. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Braintree 0–2 Southport". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Nuneaton Town 2–3 Southport". BBC Sport. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Briggs, Daniel (15 January 2016). "Bakayoko joins Worcester on loan". Walsall Football Club. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Walsall 5 Grimsby 2". expressandstar.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Walsall 3–2 Shrewsbury". BBC. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Erhun Oztumer: Walsall midfielder says he would like to leave Saddlers". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "Amadou Bakayoko: Coventry City sign striker from Walsall". BBC Sport. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Amadou Bakayoko in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
External links
- Amadou Bakayoko at Soccerbase
