Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Vakoun Issouf Bayo presses high as a primary forward, attacks space between lines, and checks runs behind the back line for Udinese. He thrives on quick layoffs to advancing midfielders and finishing moves. Bayo finishes moves under pressure. His career milestones include a breakout at Dunajská Streda with 22 goals in 32 matches, a spell at Celtic where he collected a domestic title, and a productive loan at Toulouse before moving to Udinese. The 2025 Serie A debut for Udinese marked a turning point as he adapted to a target-man role. Vakoun Issouf Bayo, as a centre-forward, links play with one-touch layoffs and attacks the back post, while shielding the ball to hold up against pressure. The Ivory Coast national team involvement in 2025/26 included appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Xtra rating
1589
Global rank
13032
Updated: 17 May 2026
Country of Birth
Côte d'Ivoire
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
DW Sports Management
Latest Signing Fee
N/A
Date of Birth
10 January 1997
Position
Centre-Forward
Shoes
N/A
Wage
N/A

Season snapshot

Overall season statistics (all competitions).

Season Matches Minutes Goals Assists G/90 A/90
2025 18 522 0 2 0 0.34
2024 42 2319 10 0 0.39 0
2023 41 2427 7 3 0.26 0.11
2022 35 1897 7 3 0.33 0.14
2021 19 1312 11 2 0.75 0.14
2020 35 1905 12 3 0.57 0.14
2019 2 31 0 0 0 0
2018 24 1963 18 0 0.83 0
2017 9 606 4 0 0.59 0
2016 13 675 0 0 0 0
2015 2 59 0 0 0 0

Form - Last 10 games

Strengths Analysis <:season:> 2024

Role: Attacker
Top attributes (percentile)

    Xtra rating history

    Last rating points (most recent matches).

    Recent Matches

    Napoli
    1 - 0
    24 May 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Udinese
    Napoli
    Udinese
    Serie A
    Udinese
    0 - 1
    17 May 2026
    ⏱ 20’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.5
    Cremonese
    Udinese
    Cremonese
    Serie A - Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy
    Cagliari
    0 - 2
    09 May 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Udinese
    Cagliari
    Udinese
    Serie A - Unipol Domus, Cagliari, Italy
    Udinese
    2 - 0
    02 May 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Torino
    Udinese
    Torino
    Serie A - Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy
    Lazio
    3 - 3
    27 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 15’ ⚽ 0 A 1 ★ 6.9
    Udinese
    Lazio
    Udinese
    Serie A
    Udinese
    0 - 1
    18 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Parma
    Udinese
    Parma
    Serie A - Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy
    AC Milan
    0 - 3
    11 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Udinese
    AC Milan
    Udinese
    Serie A - Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano, Italy
    Udinese
    0 - 0
    06 Apr 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Como
    Udinese
    Como
    Serie A - Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy
    Genoa
    0 - 2
    20 Mar 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Udinese
    Genoa
    Udinese
    Serie A - Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova, Italy
    Atalanta
    2 - 2
    07 Mar 2026
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Udinese
    Atalanta
    Udinese
    Serie A - Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy

    Teams

    Udinese
    Years: 2025
    Ivory Coast
    Years: 2023, 2025
    Watford
    Years: 2022-2024
    Charleroi
    Years: 2021
    Toulouse
    Years: 2020
    Côte d'Ivoire U23
    Years: 2019-2020
    Celtic
    Years: 2018-2019
    Dunajska Streda
    Years: 2017
    ES Sahel
    Years: 2015-2016
    Gent
    Years: []

    Transfers

    01 Jul 2025
    Back from Loan
    Watford
    Udinese
    30 Aug 2024
    Loan
    Udinese
    Watford
    29 Aug 2024
    N/A
    Watford
    Udinese
    01 Jul 2023
    N/A
    Charleroi
    Watford
    30 Jan 2023
    Loan
    Watford
    Charleroi
    02 Jul 2022
    € 5.8M
    Charleroi
    Watford
    01 Jan 2022
    Loan
    Gent
    Charleroi
    09 Jul 2021
    N/A
    Celtic
    Gent
    01 Jul 2021
    N/A
    Toulouse
    Celtic
    12 Aug 2020
    Loan
    Celtic
    Toulouse
    08 Jan 2019
    N/A
    Dunajska Streda
    Celtic
    13 Mar 2018
    Free
    ES Sahel
    Dunajska Streda

    Injuries & Sidelined

    Thigh Injury
    …
    From: 12 Sep 2025 To: 19 Sep 2025 Team
    Hamstring
    …
    From: 11 Feb 2024 To: 01 Mar 2024 Team
    No injury records for this player.

    Honors

    No honors recorded for this player.