Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Vakoun Issouf Bayo (born 10 January 1997) is a Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Toulouse, on loan from Celtic, and the Ivory Coast national team. He is nicknamed The Crow[1].
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vakoun Issouf Bayo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Daloa, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Toulouse (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stade d'Abidjan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Étoile du Sahel | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dunajská Streda | 25 | (14) |
| 2019– | Celtic | 8 | (2) |
| 2020– | → Toulouse (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018– | Ivory Coast | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:37, 21 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2019 | |||
Club career
Dunajská Streda
Bayo joined Dunajská Streda in March 2018.[2] He made his Slovak league debut against ŠK Slovan Bratislava on 18 March 2018.[3]
Celtic
Bayo moved to Scottish Premiership club Celtic in January 2019.[4] He was left out of the Celtic squad for the later stages of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, with the club only able to register three of their four January window signings.[5] He made his debut for Celtic against Kilmarnock on 17 February 2019, coming on as a late substitute shortly before Scott Brown scored a late winner.[6][7]
Toulouse
On 12 August 2020, Bayo signed for French club Toulouse, on a one-year loan, with an additional option to buy.[8]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Étoile du Sahel | 2015-16 | CLP-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | CLP-1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Dunajská Streda | 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Slovak Super Liga | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | – | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | ||
| Total | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 22 | ||
| Celtic | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 63 | 26 | ||
References
- "Europe W2W4: Galatasaray's loss of Dagne to be Club Brugge's gain?". ESPN. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- Vakoun Issouf Bayo posilou DAC-u 13.03.2018, fcdac.sk
- SLOVAN BRATISLAVA VS. DAC 2 - 0 18.03.2018, soccerway.com
- "Celtic: club sign Ivory Coast striker Vakoun Issouf Bayo on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- "Celtic: No place for Vakoun Issouf Bayo in Europa League squad". BBC Sport. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic". BBC. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- "Scottish Premiership: Reaction after late Brown goal gives Celtic win at Kilmarnock". BBC. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18645653.celtics-vakoun-bayo-completes-toulouse-loan-deal-hoops-continue-striker-hunt/
- Vakoun Issouf Bayo at Soccerbase
- Vakoun Issouf Bayo at Soccerway
- "Bayo, Vakoun Issouf". FitbaStats. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- "Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season". BBC Sport. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.