French footballer (born 2007)
Darryl Bakola Personal information Full name Darryl Bakola Date of birth (2007-11-30 ) 30 November 2007 (age 17) Place of birth Clichy , FranceHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Position Midfielder Team information Current team
Marseille Number 50 Youth career 2014–2019 Asnières FC 2019–2020 Racing CF 2020–2022 Red Star 2022–2024 Marseille Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2024– Marseille 7 (0) International career‡ 2024 France U17 7 (1) 2025– France U18 7 (1) 2025– France U20 2 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025
Darryl Bakola (born 30 November 2007) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forMarseille .
Born inClichy ,Île-de-France , Bakola is a youth product ofRacing ,Red Star andMarseille .[ 1] [ 2] Coupe Gambardella , their first title in the junior cup since 1979.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Senny Mayulu andEthan Mbappé 'sParis [ 6] Mathis Lambourde andAboubakar Nagida 'sRennes ,[ 7] [ 1] [ 8]
He also started featuring in the first team squad underGennaro Gattuso during the2023–24 season .[ 2]
In September 2024, after reported negotiation that started in 2023,[ 9] Enzo Sternal signed his.[ 10] [ 11]
After making several bench appearances in 2024, without playing, as youngster struggled to find game time underDe Zerbi ,[ 4] [ 12] Ligue 1 win overLe Havre AC on 5 January 2025.[ 13] [ 14]
International career [ edit ] Born in France, Bakola also has Republic of the Congo origins.[ 15] under-17 .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
As of match played 25 November 2025 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Marseille 2024–25 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0 2025–26 Ligue 1 5 0 0 0 1[ a] 0 0 0 6 0 Career total 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
^a b c Mamou, Shaï (1 September 2024)."L'OM verrouille un jeune crack !" .Sports.fr (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^a b c Labrousse, Benjamin (1 March 2024)."Révolution a l'OM, les 3 futurs cracks à connaître !" .Le10Sport (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^a b Grégoire, Mathieu."Darryl Bakola (OM) va signer pro" .L'Équipe (in French). Marseille. Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^a b Rapaud, Tristan (15 October 2024)."OM. Bakola, Lafont, Sternal... quel minot peut avoir sa chance avec De Zerbi ?" .La Provence (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ Ghalaza-Boudra, Youcef (3 September 2024)."OM : l'espoir Darryl Bakola signe son premier contrat pro (off)" .Foot National (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ "Fin de parcours en Gambardella pour les Titis" .PSG (in French). 4 February 2024. Retrieved28 January 2025 .^ Frand, Arthur (31 March 2024)."Coupe Gambardella. Fin de parcours pour le Stade Rennais, battu par l'OM dans le temps additionnel" .Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ Alvarez, Bruno (25 May 2024)."Coupe Gambardella. « On veut devenir une vraie référence » : la formation de l'OM en plein renouveau" .Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ Barbaud, Maxime (9 August 2024)."L'épineux cas Darryl Bakola met l'OM dans l'embarras" .Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ Rapaud, Tristan (2 September 2024)."OM. Surprise dans le dossier Darryl Bakola, qui va signer son premier contrat pro à Marseille" .La Provence (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ "Mercato, l'OM blinde son principal espoir (Officiel)" .Goal (in French). 3 September 2024. Retrieved28 January 2025 .^ Halloua, Olivier (11 December 2024)."OM : La critique franche de Medhi Benatia pour Enzo Sternal, Darryl Bakola et Gaël Lafont" .90min.com (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ "OM-Le Havre: Marseille s'offre un festival et démarre parfaitement l'année 2025" .RMC Sport (in French). 5 January 2025. Retrieved28 January 2025 .^ Rapaud, Tristan (5 January 2025)."VIDÉO OM - Le Havre (5-1) : Maupay proche du triplé, Merlin double passeur... les notes des Olympiens" .La Provence (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 . ^ Pastoré, Cafil (15 October 2024)."L'OM veut prêter Darryl Bakola" .AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved28 January 2025 .
