Mamadou Bagayoko (born 31 December 1989) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for

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in the

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Club career

Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Bagayoko began his career at Ivorian club

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. In the summer of 2008, he moved to Europe signing for

ŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava (, "Bratislava Slav") is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Slovak Super Liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953. Slovan is the m ...

. In January 2009, he was loaned to

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, where he played 7 matches in the

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. 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

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in a 2–2 draw. In January 2019, he was loaned to Red Star from Mechelen 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

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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 Sportspeople from Abidjan Association football defenders Ivorian footballers Ivory Coast international footballers Olympic footballers of Ivory Coast Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Africa Sports d'Abidjan players Ivorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Romania Slovak Super Liga 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 F.C. players FC U Craiova 1948 players R.U.S. Rebecquoise players Belgian First Division A players Belgian First Division B players Ligue 2 players Liga I players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Côted'Ivoire-footy-bio-stub