Vakoun Issouf Bayo

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Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Vakoun Issouf Bayo (born 10 January 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Watford on loan from Serie A side Udinese, and the Ivory Coast national team. He is nicknamed The Crow.[1]

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Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Bayo with Toulouse in 2020
Personal information
Full name Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Date of birth (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Daloa, Ivory Coast
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Watford
Number 19
Youth career
Stade d'Abidjan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Étoile du Sahel 11 (0)
2018–2019 Dunajská Streda 25 (14)
2019–2021 Celtic 9 (0)
2020–2021Toulouse (loan) 31 (10)
2021–2022 Gent 3 (0)
2022Charleroi (loan) 16 (11)
2022 Charleroi 0 (0)
2022–2024 Watford 63 (10)
2023Charleroi (loan) 10 (3)
2024– Udinese 0 (0)
2024–Watford (loan) 33 (10)
International career
2015 Ivory Coast U23 4 (1)
2018– Ivory Coast 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
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Club career

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Dunajská Streda

Bayo joined Dunajská Streda in March 2018.[2] He made his Slovak league debut against 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 (loan)

On 12 August 2020, Bayo signed for French club Toulouse, on a one-year loan, with an additional option to buy.[8]

Gent

On 9 July 2021, Bayo signed for Belgian First Division A club Gent on a four-year deal.[9]

Charleroi

On 22 December 2021, Bayo agreed to join Charleroi on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[10] On 16 May 2022, Charleroi confirmed that they had exercised the option to purchase and had signed Bayo on a contract until 2026 after a successful loan spell that saw him score eleven goals in sixteen matches.[11]

Watford

On 2 July 2022, Bayo joined EFL Championship club Watford on a five-year deal.[12]

Charleroi (loan)

On 30 January 2023, Bayo rejoined Charleroi on loan until the end of the season.[13]

Udinese

On 29 August 2024, Bayo signed a four-season contract with Udinese in Italy, and was loaned back to Watford for the rest of the 2024–25 season.[14]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2025[15][16]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Étoile du Sahel 2015-16 CLP-1 20004[c]060
2016–17 CLP-1 900090
Total 110000040150
Dunajská Streda 2017–18 Slovak Super Liga 940094
2018–19 Slovak Super Liga 1610354[d]32318
Total 25143500433222
Celtic 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2019–20 8021115[e]0162
Total 90211150172
Toulouse (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 2 311032002[f]13613
Gent 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 30103[g]070
Charleroi (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 1611001611
Watford 2022–23 Championship 2440010254
2023–24 Championship 3962011427
Total 631020216711
Udinese 2024–25 Serie A 00000000
Watford (loan) 2024–25 Championship 331000103410
Charleroi (loan) 2022–23 Belgian First Division A 10300103
Career total 201601184218423474
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  1. Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League and four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Celtic

References

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