Axel Bakayoko

Axel Bakayoko
Personal information
Full name Axel Mohamed Bakayoko
Date of birth (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger, Right back
Team information
Current team
 Casertana
Number 93
Youth career
2006–2008 OFC Pantin
2008–2014 Red Star
2014–2017 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Sochaux (loan) 17 (1)
2017–2018 → Sochaux II (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2020 → St. Gallen (loan) 54 (4)
2021–2022 Red Star Belgrade 5 (0)
2023 Cheonan City 12 (0)
2024 Tabor Sežana 10 (2)
2024– Casertana 14 (0)
International career‡
2018 France U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2020

Axel Mohamed Bakayoko (born 6 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie C Group C club Casertana.

Club career

Inter Milan

Bakayoko made his UEFA Europa League debut for Inter Milan on 8 December 2016 against Sparta Prague. He replaced Andrea Pinamonti after 80 minutes.[1][2]

Loan to Sochaux

He joined French club Sochaux on 10 July 2017 for a season long loan. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 28 July as a substitute replacing Aldo Kalulu in the 65th minute of a 2–0 home win over Bourg-Péronnas.[3] On 8 August he played in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue in a 3–1 away defeat against Valenciennes, he was replaced by Florin Berenguer after 70 minute.[4] On 19 September, Bakayoko played his first match as a starter in Ligue 2, a 1–0 away defeat against Le Havre, he was replaced by Thomas Robinet in the 74th minute.[5] On 6 February 2018, Bakayoko played his first match in Coupe de France as a substitute replacing Florian Martin in the 34th minute of a 4–1 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.[6] On 6 April he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 89th minute of a 3–2 home win over Orléans.[7] Bakayoko ended his loan to Sochaux with 19 appearances, one goal and one assist, he also played four matches in the reserve team in Championnat National 3.[8]

Loan to St. Gallen

On 17 July 2018, Inter announced that they had loaned out Bakayoko to Swiss club FC St. Gallen for the whole 2018/19 season.[9] Bakayoko had a good season with the Swiss side, playing 34 games for the club in that season, many of them on the right back although his normal position was on the wing.[10] At the end of the season it was confirmed, that Bakayoko would stay one more season at the club, still on loan from Inter.[11]

Red Star Belgrade

On 22 December 2020, Bakayoko signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.[12]

Loan to Novi Pazar

On 7 February 2022 Bakayoko was loaned to Serbian Superliga side Novi Pazar until the end of 2021–22 season.[13] The loan fell through and he did not appear for Novi Pazar.

Cheonan City FC

On 21 March 2023, Bakayoko joined Cheonan City FC of South Korean K League 2.[14]

Casertana

On 24 August 2024, Bakayoko signed a two-season contract with Casertana in Italian Serie C.[15]

Personal life

Bakayoko is born in France and is of Ivorian descent.[16]

Honours

Club

Inter Milan Primavera

Red Star Belgrade

References

  1. ^ "Internazionale vs. Sparta Prague - 8 December 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ Stefano Scacchi (9 December 2016). "Eder per l'inutile successo Inter passa la sorpresa Hapoel Be'er Sheva". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 44.
  3. ^ "Sochaux vs. Bourg-en-Bresse - 28 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Valenciennes vs. Sochaux - 8 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Le Havre vs. Sochaux - 19 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Sochaux vs. PSG - 6 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Sochaux vs. Orléans - 6 April 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ "France - A. Bakayoko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. ^ AXEL BAKAYOKO JOINS FC ST. GALLEN ON LOAN, inter.it, 17 July 2018
  10. ^ Inter Owned Axel Bakayoko Will Remain At St. Gallen At Least Until June, sempreinter.com, 28 November 2018
  11. ^ Bakayoko bleibt beim FCSG, dieostschweiz.ch, 2 July 2019
  12. ^ "Аксел Бакајоко у Звезди". crvenazvezdafk.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  13. ^ "PAZAR AKTIVIRAO DVE TRANSFER BOMBE ZA KRAJ PRELAZNOG ROKA". facebook.com (in Serbian). Fk Novi Pazar - Zvanična stranica. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  14. ^ "천안, '인터밀란' 출신 FW 바카요코 영입...외인 쿼터 '꽉' 채워[오피셜]".
  15. ^ "Axel Bakayoko firma un biennale con la Casertana" [Axel Bakayoko signs two-year deal with Casertana] (in Italian). Casertana. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Accord pour le prêt d'Axel Bakayoko".