Mamadou Bagayoko (born 21 May 1979) is a former professional

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who played as a forward. Born in France, he represented

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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

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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

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in the

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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 Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road ...

. 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

FIFA World Youth Championship The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 wh ...

third place: 1999

References

External links

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Yahoo Sports profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bagayoko, Mamadou 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