Mamadou Bagayoko (born 21 May 1979) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
forward. Born in France, he represented
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
at international level.
Club career
Bagayoko was born in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
. His debut at senior level came in 1999 for
RC Strasbourg. He moved to
AC Ajaccio
Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...
in August 2003 and was seen as an integral figure in helping to keep the club in Ligue 1 that season.
Nantes signed him for around €1.3 million in July 2004 as a replacement for
Marama Vahirua
Marama Vahirua (born 12 May 1980) is a Tahitian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career in France before finishing his professional career in Greece with Panthrakikos F.C. In July 2018, he became p ...
on a four-year contract but ended up moving on loan to
OGC Nice in July 2005, helping them reach the final of the
French League Cup
The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France, ...
which they lost 2–1 to Nancy.
In November 2010 he had a trial at
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...
.
On 23 December 2011, it was confirmed that Bagayoko would be joining
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
. The transfer eventually took place on 1 January 2012. He made his Doncaster debut in the 2–0 home loss to
Notts County
Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 25 November 1862, it is the ...
in the
FA Cup
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. On 18 February 2012, Bagayoko scored two goals from the bench for Doncaster in their 3–2 loss away to
Leeds United
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.
In January 2013,
US Luzenac
Luzenac AP (french: Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées) is a French football club based in the commune of Luzenac (650 inhabitants) ( Ariège). It was founded in 1936. They play at the Stade Paul Fédou, which has a capacity of 1,600. The colours of the ...
signed free agent Bagayoko.
Honours
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FIFA World Youth Championship
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third place: 1999
References
External links
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Yahoo Sports profile
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1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Paris
Association football forwards
Citizens of Mali through descent
Malian footballers
French footballers
Mali international footballers
Mali under-20 international footballers
2002 African Cup of Nations players
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
French sportspeople of Malian descent
USL Dunkerque players
FC Sens players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
AC Ajaccio players
FC Nantes players
Al Wahda FC players
OGC Nice players
PAS Giannina F.C. players
Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
English Football League players
UAE Pro League players
Malian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in England
Malian expatriate sportspeople in England
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Greece