Tiémoué Bakayoko

Tiémoué Bakayoko
Bakayoko playing for Chelsea in 2018
Personal information
Full name Tiémoué Bakayoko[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994[2]
Place of birth Paris, France[2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Milan
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2004 Paris 15ème O.
2004–2006 CA Paris-Charenton
2006–2008 Montrouge FC 92
2008–2013 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Rennes B 16 (0)
2013–2014 Rennes 24 (1)
2014–2017 Monaco 63 (3)
2017– Chelsea 29 (2)
2018– → Milan (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2010 France U16 2 (0)
2011 France U17 7 (0)
2011 France U18 2 (0)
2014 France U20 3 (0)
2014–2016 France U21 13 (0)
2017– France 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

Tiémoué Bakayoko (born 17 August 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the France national team. He plays as a defensive midfielder due to his ability to break up play, but is considered to have all-round ability, as well as possessing physical power and athleticism, with France manager Didier Deschamps describing him as "a complete midfielder."

After suffering a broken leg as a young player, Bakayoko joined the academy at Rennes at the age of 13. At 14, he was turned down by the Clairfontaine academy. His senior career began at Rennes where he made 24 appearances before moving to Monaco in 2014 for £7 million.[4] In his first two seasons at the club, Bakayoko made 31 Ligue 1 appearances, but was a regular starter in the 2016–17 season, contributing to Monaco's Ligue 1 title win as well as being named in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League squad of the season. In 2017, he joined Chelsea for £40 million.

Bakayoko made his first senior international appearance for France in March 2017.

Early life

Bakayoko was born in Paris on 17 August 1994 and played for Paris 15sème O at the age of five.[4] Aged nine, he played for CA Paris Charenton before moving to Montrogue FC 92.[4] As a young player, Bakayoko suffered a broken leg which stopped him playing football for eight months.[5] In 2008, at the age of 13, he joined the academy at Rennes.[5][4] At 14, he was rejected by the renowned Clairefontaine academy.[6]

Club career

Rennes

Bakayoko made his debut for the Ligue 1 side on 24 August 2013 in a Ligue 1 match against Évian TG, playing the whole match in a 2–1 away win.[7][8]

Monaco

2014–2016

Bakayoko playing for Monaco in 2014

Bakayoko joined Monaco in July 2014 for £7 million,[9][4] and made his debut for the club on 10 August 2014 in a Ligue 1 match against Lorient. He was replaced by Valère Germain after 32 minutes in a 2–1 home loss.[10][11][12] His early substitution by Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim created a strained relationship between the two, with Bakayoko saying: "From then on, something was a little broken between him and me".[5] After his debut, Bakayoko didn't start another match for over two months, with the remainder of his season blighted by injuries and inconsistent form.[6] Difficulties between Jardim continued, with Bakayoko feeling unfairly treated by his manager who had become frustrated at Bakayoko's progress, questioned his attitude during training and was critical of Bakayoko for sometimes being late for meetings.[6]

2016–2017

"Makélélé helped me greatly. When he arrived at Monaco I wasn't a very, very good player, but I had a lot of discussions with him. He gave me a lot of advice and he allowed me to play my style of football more simply."

– Bakayoko on the advice he received from Claude Makélélé[13]

Following his first two seasons at Monaco, in which he made 31 Ligue 1 performances, Bakayoko decided to change his behaviour to fulfil his potential, which included moving from a luxury villa to an apartment and changing the colour of his car from pink to black.[10][5] Additionally, he began boxing, changed his diet and improved his strength.[6] He was helped by former France international Claude Makélélé, who had been appointed director of football at Monaco in 2016,[14] on how to improve his football and take care of himself off the pitch.[10][5][6][13] Bakayoko also sought advice from his former youth coach at Rennes, Yannick Menu.[10][6] As a result, and with Jérémy Toulalan and Mario Pašalić having both left the club in 2016, Bakayoko became a regular starter for Monaco, helping the club to the Ligue 1 title in the 2016–17 season and named in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League squad of the season.[10] It was a decisive season for Bakayoko. Not only had he established himself as an important part of Monaco's team with consistent performances, he had fewer injuries and his application during training was no longer criticised.[6]

During the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League round of 16-second leg match at the Stade Louis II on 15 March 2017, Bakayoko scored the final goal (it was his first ever UEFA Europa League or UEFA Champions League goal) with a header from a Thomas Lemar free-kick to help Monaco secure a vital goal against Manchester City. Monaco won 3–1 and won the tie on the away goals rule (aggregate score 6–6).[15]

During an interview, Bakayoko said a recurrence of an knee injury from 2015 leading to a crack in the meniscus caused him a lot of discomfort during his final season at Monaco: "People don't know but throughout the whole of last season I suffered because of my knee. I really had to grit my teeth in every match."[16]

Chelsea

Bakayoko playing for Chelsea in 2017

On 15 July 2017, Bakayoko signed for Premier League club Chelsea on a five-year contract for a fee around the margin of £40 million,[17][13] making him the club's second most expensive signing at the time, after Fernando Torres.[18] He made his Chelsea debut in a 2–1 away win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 20 August 2017.[19] On 5 February, he was sent off for the first time in his Chelsea career, in a 4–1 loss away to Watford. Bakayoko was given his marching orders for two bookable offences, one on Étienne Capoue and the other on Richarlison, both in the first half.[20]

Bakayoko failed to impress in his first season. He was criticised for his performances by fans and pundits alike, with games against both Watford, where he was sent off after only 30 minutes, and a 3–0 away defeat by Newcastle United on the last day of the Premier League season being singled out as two of his worst.[21][22][23][24][25][26]

Bakayoko continued his poor form into the 2018–19 season, finding himself culpable for Inter Milan's equaliser in a 1–1 pre-season draw, having lost possession in midfield.[27]

Milan (loan)

On 14 August 2018, Bakayoko signed for Serie A club A.C. Milan on a season-long loan for a fee of €5 million with an option to make the move permanent for €35 million.[28][29]

His career in Italy did not get off to a good start, and he was labelled 'confused’, ‘a disaster’, and ‘messy' after a poor performance in a UEFA Europa League game against Olympiacos, in which he gifted the Greek side the opener in a 3-1 win.[30][31]

International career

Bakayoko was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Luxembourg and Spain in March 2017 after Paul Pogba withdrew through injury.[32] He made his debut on 28 March 2017 against the latter, replacing Adrien Rabiot at halftime of a 2–0 friendly home loss.[33][4]

Style of play

Bakayoko has been compared to Yaya Touré due to his strong all-round qualities of pace, intelligent reading of the game, ability to intercept passes and accomplished tackling, passing and dribbling,[10][34] as well as being physically powerful and athletic.[10] He plays as a defensive midfielder in the centre of the pitch, breaking up attacks and making driving forward runs, with only Gabi and Danny Drinkwater breaking up more attacks during the 2016–17 Champions League.[35] Bakayoko's manager at Monaco, Leonardo Jardim, said: "He wins a lot of balls, brings balance to the team. He passes the ball well and wins his duels. That is Bakayoko's role."[36] France manager Didier Deschamps described Bakayoko as "a complete midfielder", and said: "He has an important athletic presence, he's good at recovery, he scores decisive goals and is able to project himself."[37]

Personal life

Bakayoko is of Ivorian descent, and was approached by the national team before he chose France in 2017.[38][39]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2018[40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes 2013–14 Ligue 1 2413010——281
Monaco 2014–15 Ligue 1 12010203[lower-alpha 1]0—180
2015–16 Ligue 1 19121101[lower-alpha 2]0—232
2016–17 Ligue 1 322104014[lower-alpha 1]1—513
Total 633417018100925
Chelsea 2017–18 Premier League 29250405[lower-alpha 1]100433
Milan (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 4000—20—60
Career total 1206121120252001699
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 28 March 2017[41][42]
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201710
Total10

Honours

Monaco

Chelsea

Individual

References

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