Mamadou Bagayoko (born 31 December 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for Hibernians in the

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Club career

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Bagayoko began his career at Ivorian club Africa Sports. In the summer of 2008, he moved to Europe signing for ŠK Slovan Bratislava. In January 2009, he was loaned to Artmedia Petržalka, where he played 7 matches in the Slovak First League. In June 2009, Bagayoko returned to Slovan Bratislava. He played his first match for the club on 2 August 2009, against MFK Košice, coming on as a substitute for Martin Dobrotka late in the second half. On 24 July 2010, he scored his first goal against MŠK Žilina in a 2–2 draw. In January 2019, he was loaned to

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from

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until the end of the season. During the 2019-20 season, back at Mechelen, Bagayoko was not part of the first-team squad and only played for the reserves throughout the whole season. At the end of the season, his contract was terminated despite running until 2021.

International career

Bagayoko represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games and played from Toulon Tournament 2007 until 2008 for the under-21 team. He made his debut for the Ivory Coast senior team in a 0–0 tie with

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in 2015.

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* * * * * * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Men's association football defenders Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Ivory Coast Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Africa Sports d'Abidjan players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Slovak First Football League players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Romania FC Petržalka players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players K.V. Mechelen players Red Star FC players FC U Craiova 1948 players R.U.S. Rebecquoise players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Ligue 2 players Liga I players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub