Vakoun Issouf Bayo (born 10 January 1997) is an Ivorian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for club
Watford on loan from Italian side
Udinese, and the
Ivory Coast national team. He is nicknamed ''The Crow''.
Club career
Dunajská Streda
Bayo joined Dunajská Streda in March 2018. He made his Slovak league debut against
Slovan Bratislava on 18 March 2018.
Celtic
Bayo moved to
Scottish Premiership club
Celtic
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in January 2019. He was left out of the Celtic squad for the later stages of the
2018–19 UEFA Europa League, with the club only able to register three of their four January window signings. He made his debut for Celtic against
Kilmarnock
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on 17 February 2019, coming on as a late substitute shortly before
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scored a late winner.
Toulouse (loan)
On 12 August 2020, Bayo signed for French club
Toulouse, on a one-year loan, with an additional option to buy.
Gent
On 9 July 2021, Bayo signed for
Belgian First Division A
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club
Gent on a four-year deal.
Charleroi
On 22 December 2021, Bayo agreed to join
Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy. 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.
Watford
On 2 July 2022, Bayo joined
EFL Championship
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club
Watford on a five-year deal.
Charleroi (loan)
On 30 January 2023, Bayo rejoined
Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. on loan until the end of the season.
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Celtic
*
Scottish Premiership:
2018–19,
2019–20
References
External links
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda official club profileFutbalnet profile
1997 births
Living people
People from Daloa
Ivorian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Ivory Coast men's international footballers
Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) players
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Slovak First Football League players
Scottish Professional Football League players
Ligue 2 players
Belgian Pro League players
English Football League players
Stade d'Abidjan players
Étoile Sportive du Sahel players
FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
Celtic F.C. players
Toulouse FC players
K.A.A. Gent players
Royal Charleroi S.C. players
Watford F.C. players
Udinese Calcio players
Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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