Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko (born 20 April 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or

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for Eredivisie club

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and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Bakayoko played for the youth ranks of Belgian clubs including,

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and

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, before joining

in 2019. After a few seasons with

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, he made his senior debut for PSV on 8 February 2022 in a 4–0 victory over

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during the

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quarter-finals. He scored his first Eredivisie goal on the opening matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 4–1 win over

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. Later that year, he netted his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 away win over Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League. In the 2023–24 season, he scored 14 goals in all competitions, including his inaugural goal in the Champions League in a 1–1 away draw against RC Lens.

International career

Born in Belgium to a Rwandan mother and an Ivorian father, he was eligible to play for any of these nations, but decided to represent his country of birth. He made his debut for Belgium in a 3–0 away win against

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on 24 March 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute. Later that year, on 20 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 away win over Estonia during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bakayoko goal''

Honours

PSV * Eredivisie: 2023–24 *

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Individual *Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2023, October 2023, November 2023, April 2024 *Eredivisie Team of the Month: February 2023, October 2023, November 2023, April 2024 * Johan Cruyff Trophy: 2023–24

References

External links

Profile
at the PSV Eindhoven website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakayoko, Johan 2003 births Living people People from Overijse Footballers from Flemish Brabant Belgian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Club Brugge KV players K.V. Mechelen players R.S.C. Anderlecht players PSV Eindhoven players Jong PSV players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Black Belgian sportspeople 21st-century Belgian sportsmen Belgian people of Ivorian descent Belgian people of Rwandan descent