Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Ivorian footballer (born 1997)
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Vakoun Issouf Bayo (born 10 January 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Udinese and the Ivory Coast national team. He is nicknamed The Crow.[1]
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Bayo with Toulouse in 2020 | |||
| 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) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2021 | → Toulouse (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Gent | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Charleroi (loan) | 16 | (11) |
| 2022 | Charleroi | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Watford | 63 | (10) |
| 2023 | → Charleroi (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2024– | Udinese | 14 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Watford (loan) | 41 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ivory Coast U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018– | Ivory Coast | 9 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:39, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:39, 23 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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 latter 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
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Toulouse (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 1 | 36 | 13 |
| Gent | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Charleroi (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 11 | ||
| Watford | 2022–23 | Championship | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 42 | 7 | ||
| Total | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 67 | 11 | |||
| Charleroi (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
| Udinese | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Watford (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 10 | |
| Career total | 219 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 256 | 74 | ||
- Includes appearances in Slovak Cup, Scottish Cup, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League and four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | |||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | |
- As of match played 18 November 2025. Ivory Coast score listed first, score column indicates score after each Capradossi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Chad | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 5 September 2025 |  Burundi | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3 | 18 November 2025 | Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman |  Oman | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Celtic