V. Bayo · career
Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Center Forward · Udinese · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2021/224 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 128 appearances, 32 goals and 7 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Toulouse — Season rating 32, 10 goals and 1 assist in 31 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (13 → 7). The gap to his peak is 24 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Jupiler Pro League) and kept playing — 16 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Udinese | 15 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | WatfordLoan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Watford | 39 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Watford | 24 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | CharleroiLoan | 10 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | CharleroiLoan | 16 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | Gent | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | ToulouseLoan | 31 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | Celtic | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Dunajska Streda | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Dunajska Streda | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | ES Sahel | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | ES Sahel | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Premiership×3League Cup×2Ligue 1×2Scottish Cup×2CAF Super Cup×2CAF U23 Cup of Nations×2Ligue 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 15 | 451 | 0 | 2 | 6.4 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualificationat Ivory Coast | 2 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Africa Cup of Nationsat Ivory Coast | 3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Coppa Italia | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
16 played15 unused sub4 injured9 not in squad· 476 min, 0g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Twente | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Werder Bremen | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | Coppa Italia | H Carrarese | 2-0 | Played | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 25 | Serie A | H Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Played | 29 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 31 | Serie A | A Inter | 2-1 | Played | 63 | 5.9 | ||
| Sep 14 | Serie A | A Pisa | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Serie A | H AC Milan | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | Coppa Italia | H Palermo | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 28 | Serie A | A Sassuolo | 1-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Oct 5 | Serie A | H Cagliari | 1-1 | Played | 13 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 20 | Serie A | A Cremonese | 1-1 | Played | 62 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 25 | Serie A | H Lecce | 3-2 | Played | 30 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Oct 29 | Serie A | A Juventus | 1-3 | Played | 32 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 1 | Serie A | H Atalanta | 1-0 | Played | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 9 | Serie A | A AS Roma | 0-2 | Played | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 13 | Friendlies Clubs | H Primorje | 6-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Serie A | H Bologna | 0-3 | Played | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 29 | Serie A | A Parma | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 2 | Coppa Italia | A Juventus | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 8 | Serie A | H Genoa | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 14 | Serie A | H Napoli | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 21 | Serie A | A Fiorentina | 1-5 | International duty | — | |||
| Dec 27 | Serie A | H Lazio | 1-1 | International duty | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Serie A | A Como | 0-1 | International duty | — | |||
| Jan 7 | Serie A | A Torino | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Serie A | H Pisa | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Serie A | H Inter | 0-1 | Played | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 26 | Serie A | A Hellas Verona | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 2 | Serie A | H AS Roma | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Feb 8 | Serie A | A Lecce | 1-2 | Played | 64 | 6.0 | ||
| Feb 15 | Serie A | H Sassuolo | 1-2 | Played | 65 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 23 | Serie A | A Bologna | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 2 | Serie A | H Fiorentina | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Serie A | A Atalanta | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | Serie A | H Juventus | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 20 | Serie A | A Genoa | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 6 | Serie A | H Como | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 11 | Serie A | A AC Milan | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 18 | Serie A | H Parma | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 27 | Serie A | A Lazio | 3-3 | Played | 8 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| May 2 | Serie A | H Torino | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 9 | Serie A | A Cagliari | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 17 | Serie A | H Cremonese | 0-1 | Played | 19 | 6.3 | ||
| May 24 | Serie A | A Napoli | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |