Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Watford

Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Vakoun Issouf Bayo of Watford was born in Daloa, Ivory Coast on 10 January 1997 (age 27)

Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Vakoun Issouf Bayo · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Vakoun Issouf Bayo, an Ivory Coast footballer who primarily plays as a forward, was born on the 10th of January 1997. He stands tall at 6 feet (1.84m) and weighs 12 stone 12 pounds (82kg). At Watford, he dons the number 19 jersey. Apart from his club level action, Bayo has represented the U23 Ivory Coast national team.

The Ivory Coast international began his professional football journey in July 2014 with Ligue 1 outfit, Stade d'Abidjan. A year later, in September 2015, he transferred to Étoile du Sahel in Tunisia's Ligue Professionnelle 1 for a fee of around £180,000. During his stint at Étoile du Sahel, Bayo made a humble nine appearances in his debut season.

After the moderate start in Tunisia, in March 2018, Bayo moved to DAC Dunajská Streda in the First Football League in Slovakia. Here, he started to make his mark, netting four goals in nine appearances in the 2017-18 season and doubling that with ten goals in 16 appearances the next season.

Bayo's promising performance in Slovakia earned him a move to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership in January 2019 for a sum close to £2m. At Celtic, in the 2018-19 season, he made just the single appearance. However, in the following 2019-2020 season, Bayo got a bit more game time, making eight appearances and scoring two goals.

In August 2020, Bayo was loaned out to Toulouse in France's Ligue 1 where his goal-scoring exploits returned, finding the net ten times in 30 appearances. After his successful stint in France, Bayo's next move was to Belgium. In July 2021, he transferred from Celtic to Gent in the Pro League for around £1.4 million, making three appearances in the 2021-2022 season.

Undeterred by the limited opportunities at Gent, in January 2022, he moved to Charleroi, another Club in the Pro League, on loan. For Charleroi, he, again, displayed his goal-scoring ability netting seven goals in 12 appearances. Following his fruitful loan spell, Charleroi acquired his services for £1.4 million in July 2022.

After another successful season at Charleroi, the forward made a substantial £5 million move to English Championship side Watford in July 2022. Bayo spent two prolific seasons at Watford, making a total of 63 appearances and scoring ten goals.

Despite his achievements at Watford, Bayo was loaned out to Charleroi in January 2023, where he scored three goals in ten appearances. He returned to Watford in June 2023 and continued his previous form. As of now, in the current 2024-25 season at Watford, the forward has made nine appearances and scored one goal.

After an undisclosed fee transaction, Bayo transferred from Watford to Serie A Italian giants, Udinese, in August 2024. He didn't stay long in Italy though - immediately loaned back to Watford where he currently continues to play.

Off the league pitch, Bayo displayed his talent in the 2023-2024 FA Cup and the 2024-2025 League Cup competitions for Watford, making noteworthy contributions in both events.

This player profile is regularly updated with the help of AI. Last updated 17 October 2024. Send feedback

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Striker
Primary Position
Forward
Position
Vakoun Issouf Bayo
ST
1.84m (6ft)
Height
19
Squad Number
82kg (12st 12lb)
Weight
10 January 1997 (age 27)
Date of Birth
Daloa
Birthplace
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮
Country of Birth
Watford
Team
Ivory Coast U23
National Team

Season stats

Team
Watford
Watford
Championship 2024 - 2025
Games
14
Starting
10
Substitute
4
Unused
1
Utilisation
93%
Goals
6
Yellows
3
Reds
-
Team
Watford
Watford
FA Cup 2023 - 2024
Games
2
Starting
1
Substitute
1
Unused
1
Utilisation
67%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Watford
Watford
League Cup 2024 - 2025
Games
1
Starting
1
Substitute
-
Unused
2
Utilisation
33%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Career stats

Team
Watford
Watford
Season 2024 - 2025
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
14
Goals
6
Team
Watford
Watford
Season 2023 - 2024
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
39
Goals
6
Team
Charleroi
Charleroi
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Belgium 🇧🇪
Games
10
Goals
3
Team
Watford
Watford
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games
24
Goals
4
Team
Charleroi
Charleroi
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Belgium 🇧🇪
Games
12
Goals
7
Team
Gent
Gent
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Belgium 🇧🇪
Games
3
Goals
-
Team
Toulouse
Toulouse
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
France 🇫🇷
Games
30
Goals
10
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
8
Goals
2
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
1
Goals
-
Team
DAC Dunajská Streda
DAC Dunajská Streda
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Games
16
Goals
10
Team
DAC Dunajská Streda
DAC Dunajská Streda
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Games
9
Goals
4
Team
Étoile du Sahel
Étoile du Sahel
Season 2016 - 2017
Country
Tunisia 🇹🇳
Games
9
Goals
-
Team
Étoile du Sahel
Étoile du Sahel
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Tunisia 🇹🇳
Games
2
Goals
-

Transfers

Team
Watford
Watford
30 August 2024
From
Udinese
Udinese
Type
Loan
Team
Udinese
Udinese
29 August 2024
From
Watford
Watford
Type
Undisclosed
Team
Watford
Watford
1 June 2023
From
Charleroi
Charleroi
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Charleroi
Charleroi
30 January 2023
From
Watford
Watford
Type
Loan
Team
Watford
Watford
2 July 2022
From
Charleroi
Charleroi
Type
Fee (£5m)
Team
Charleroi
Charleroi
1 July 2022
From
Gent
Gent
Type
Fee (£1.4m)
Team
Charleroi
Charleroi
1 January 2022
From
Gent
Gent
Type
Loan
Team
Gent
Gent
9 July 2021
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Fee (£1.4m)
Team
Toulouse
Toulouse
12 August 2020
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
8 January 2019
From
DAC Dunajská Streda
DAC Dunajská Streda
Type
Fee (£2m)
Team
DAC Dunajská Streda
DAC Dunajská Streda
13 March 2018
From
Étoile du Sahel
Étoile du Sahel
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Étoile du Sahel
Étoile du Sahel
12 September 2015
From
Stade d'Abidjan
Stade d'Abidjan
Type
Fee (£180k)
Team
Stade d'Abidjan
Stade d'Abidjan
1 July 2014
Type
Trainee

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