Darryl Bakola
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 November 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Clichy, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Asnières FC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Racing CF | ||
| 2020–2022 | Red Star | ||
| 2022–2024 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Marseille B | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2026 | Marseille | 10 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sassuolo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | France U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | France U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2025– | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2025 | |||
Darryl Bakola (born 30 November 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Sassuolo.
Born in Clichy, Île-de-France, Bakola is a youth product of Racing, Red Star and Marseille.[1][2] With the latter, he was central in their winning the 2024 Coupe Gambardella, their first title in the junior cup since 1979.[3][4][5] During this victorious campaign, they knocked out the likes of Senny Mayulu and Ethan Mbappé's Paris[6] or Mathis Lambourde and Aboubakar Nagida's Rennes,[7] amongst others.[1][8]
He also started featuring in the first team squad under Gennaro Gattuso during the 2023–24 season.[2]
In September 2024, after reported negotiation that started in 2023,[9] he signed his first professional contract with Marseille, soon after his friend Enzo Sternal signed his.[10][11]
After making several bench appearances in 2024, without playing, as youngster struggled to find game time under De Zerbi,[4][12] Bakola made his professional debut with Marseille in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win over Le Havre AC on 5 January 2025.[13][14]
On 2 February 2026, Bakola signed with Sassuolo in Italian Serie A.[15]