Ryan Bakayoko | |
Full Name: | Ibrahima Ryan Bakayoko |
Birth Date: | 2002 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Montpellier, France[1] |
Height: | 1.96m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Niort |
Clubnumber: | 22 |
Youthyears1: | 2008–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Montpellier |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2017 |
Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
Years1: | 2019–2021 |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 9 |
Years3: | 2022– |
Caps3: | 36 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 17 June 2024 |
Ibrahima Ryan Bakayoko (born 13 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Niort.
A youth product of Montpellier, Castelnau Le Crès, and Nîmes, Bakayoko began his senior career with the reserves of Nîmes in 2019.[2] He returned to Montpellier on 20 June 2020 and was assigned to their reserves.[3] Scoring 9 goals in 25 games with Montpellier II, he transferred to Niort in the Ligue 2 on 21 May 2022.[4] He made his professional debut with Niort in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Annecy on 30 July 2022, coming on as a sub in the 85th minute.[5]
Bakayoko is the nephew of the retired Ivorian footballer Ibrahima Bakayoko.[6]