Ibrahima Bakayoko (born 31 December 1976)Soccerway profile is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Playing in France with Montpellier, Bakayoko was rated highly enough by Everton manager Walter Smith that Smith was willing to pay £4.5 million for Bakayoko's services in October 1998. However, he failed to impress in the 23 games he played, only finding the net four times in the league (seven times in all competitions). A brief highlight was scoring twice as Everton beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at Ewood Park. He was sold for £4 million in June 1999 to Marseille.
A spell in Spain with Osasuna followed, before Bakayoko returned for a third spell in France, this time representing Istres, before he moved over the Alps to Italy, first with Livorno and then with Messina. On 28 January 2007, he played his first Serie A match for Messina against Ascoli.
In the summer of 2007, he joined Greek SuperLeague outfit AEL. On 20 September 2007, he scored from 30 yards for his new side in the UEFA Cup first round first leg against English Premier League side Blackburn. On 19 June 2008, he joined PAOK for a year.
After his contract expired, Bakayoko signed a two-year contract for newly promoted PAS Giannina on 27 July 2009.
International career Bakayoko is a former international for Ivory Coast. He made his first appearance for The Elephants in 1995.
Personal life Bakayoko holds Ivorian and French nationalities. He is the uncle of the French footballer Ryan Bakayoko.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIvory Coast19964119975219987419994120006420011010200230Total3922
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bakayoko goal. + List of international goals scored by Ibrahima BakayokoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–11–1Friendly2Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako, Mali1–12–11998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification3Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast4–24–21998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast3–14–1Friendly54–16Stade Omnisports, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso2–04–31998 Africa Cup of Nations7Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso4–25–21998 Africa Cup of Nations8Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–02–02000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification9Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification102–011Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–22–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification12Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–12–12002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification13Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar1–03–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification142–015Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo2–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification16Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast2–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification17El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia1–01–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification18Tripoli Stadium, Tripoli, Libya2–03–02002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification19Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–12–22002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification20Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast1–06–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification212–0226–0
Honours PAS Giannina Super League Greece 2: 2010–11
Individual Super League Greece 2 top scorer: 2010–11
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