Mamadou Bagayoko (footballer, born 1989)

Mamadou Bagayoko (born 31 December 1989) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Mamadou Bagayoko
Bagayoko with Petržalka in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Bagayoko
Date of birth (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Africa Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Africa Sports 0 (0)
2008–2015 Slovan Bratislava 124 (3)
2009 → Petržalka (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2017 Sint-Truiden 51 (0)
2017–2018 OH Leuven 13 (0)
2018 → Mechelen (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2020 Mechelen 15 (0)
2019 → Red Star (loan) 13 (0)
National team‡
2007 Ivory Coast U21
2008 Ivory Coast U23 4 (0)
2015– Ivory Coast 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2020

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,[1] 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.[2]

In January 2019, he was loaned to Red Star from Mechelen until the end of the season.[3] 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.[4]

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 Sierra Leone in 2015.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 14 July 2019[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201530
201620
201720
201800
201960
Total130

References
  1. SLOVAN BRATISLAVA VS. KOŠICE 3 – 0 2 August 2009, soccerway.com
  2. ŽILINA VS. SLOVAN BRATISLAVA 2 – 2 24 July 2010, soccerway.com
  3. "MAMADOU BAGAYOKO SIGNE AU RED STAR". Red Star F.C. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. "KV Mechelen gaat met borstel door kern: 6 spelers moeten vertrekken" [KV Mechelen thins out squad: 6 players asked to leave] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 3 June 2020.
  5. Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. Mamadou Bagayoko at National-Football-Teams.com


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