| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahima Bakayoko Sela | ||
| Date of birth | (1976-12-31)31 December 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Séguéla, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Yani Sports | ||
| 1993–1994 | Alliance Renaissance | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Stade d'Abidjan | 64 | (12) |
| 1996–1998 | Montpellier | 76 | (25) |
| 1998–1999 | Everton | 23 | (4) |
| 1999–2003 | Marseille | 115 | (34) |
| 2003–2004 | Osasuna | 26 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Istres | 15 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Livorno | 37 | (5) |
| 2007 | Messina | 6 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | AEL | 30 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | PAOK | 30 | (8) |
| 2009–2012 | PAS Giannina | 84 | (33) |
| 2012–2013 | Olympiacos Volos | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Stade Bordelais | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 522 | (134) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Ivory Coast | 40 | (22) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ibrahima Bakayoko (born 31 December 1976)[1] is an Ivorian retired professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
Playing in France withMontpellier, Bakayoko was rated highly enough byEverton managerWalter Smith that Smith was willing to pay£4.5 million for Bakayoko's services in October 1998. However, he failed to impress in the 23 games he played, only finding the net four times in the league (seven times in all competitions).[2] A brief highlight was scoring twice as Everton beatBlackburn Rovers 2–1 atEwood Park.[3] He was sold for £4 million in June 1999 toMarseille.
A spell in Spain withOsasuna followed, before Bakayoko returned for a third spell in France, this time representingIstres, before he moved over the Alps to Italy, first withLivorno[4] and then withMessina. On 28 January 2007, he played his firstSerie A match for Messina againstAscoli.
In the summer of 2007, he joined Greek SuperLeague outfitAEL. On 20 September 2007, he scored from 30 yards for his new side in theUEFA Cup first round first leg against EnglishPremier League sideBlackburn. On 19 June 2008, he joinedPAOK for a year.
After his contract expired, Bakayoko signed a two-year contract for newly promotedPAS Giannina on 27 July 2009.[5]
Bakayoko is a former international forIvory Coast. He made his first appearance forThe Elephants in 1995.
Bakayoko holds Ivorian and French nationalities.[6] He is the uncle of the French footballerRyan Bakayoko.[7]
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