Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko (born 20 April 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Belgium national team.

Johan Bakayoko
Personal information
Full name Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Overijse, Belgium[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
PSV Eindhoven
Number 11
Youth career
OH Leuven
0000–2016 Club Brugge
2016–2018 Mechelen
2018–2019 Anderlecht
2019–2020 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Jong PSV 55 (20)
2022– PSV Eindhoven 55 (15)
International career
2018 Belgium U15 5 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U16 9 (3)
2019–2020 Belgium U17 5 (1)
2021–2022 Belgium U19 9 (3)
2022– Belgium U20 2 (0)
2022– Belgium U21 3 (0)
2023– Belgium 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

International career edit

Born in Belgium to a Rwandan mother and an Ivorian father, he was eligible to play for any of these nations, but decided to represent his country of birth. He made his debut for Belgium in a 3–0 away win against Sweden on 24 March 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.[3]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 13 April 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 20 1 20 1
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 32 17 32 17
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 3 2 3 2
Total 55 20 55 20
PSV Eindhoven 2021–22 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 23 5 4 1 5[a] 1 1[b] 0 33 7
2023–24 Eredivisie 29 10 2 1 11[c] 1 1[b] 0 43 12
Total 55 15 7 2 16 2 2 0 80 19
Career total 110 35 7 2 16 2 2 0 135 39
  1. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International edit

As of match played 23 March 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2023 9 1
2024 1 0
Total 10 1
Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bakayoko goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Johan Bakayoko
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2023 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 4   Estonia 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours edit

PSV

Individual

References edit

  1. ^ a b Johan Bakayoko at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "J. Bakayoko". Eredivisie. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ "PSV slaat slag in België en haalt 'beweeglijk en explosief' talent". Voetbalzone. 19 July 2019.
  4. ^ Johan Bakayoko at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bakayoko, Johan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Ajax - PSV". PSV.nl. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord a fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Johan Bakayoko named Johan Cruyff Talent of the Month". 3 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Joey Veerman and Johan Bakayoko are named Eredivisie player and Johan Cruyff talent of the month". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Steven Berghuis named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for February". Eredivisie. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Seven clubs provide players for the Eredivisie team of the month". 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  13. ^ "PSV is the main supplier for the Eredivisie Team of the Month". 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

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