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Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Watford
184 cm
Height
19
Shirt
27 years
Jan 10, 1997
Right
Preferred foot
Ivory Coast
Country
€3M
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Right Winger
RW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches41%Shot attempts38%Goals49%
Chances created57%Aerial duels won55%Defensive actions67%

Championship 2024/2025

6
Goals
0
Assists
10
Started
14
Matches
861
Minutes played
6.66
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 19

Chad
4-0
80
1
0
0
0
8.2

Nov 15

Zambia
1-0
23
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 8

Oxford United
1-0
89
1
0
1
0
7.7

Nov 5

Swansea City
1-0
83
0
0
0
0
5.3

Nov 2

Sheffield Wednesday
2-6
89
4
0
0
0
9.9

Oct 26

Blackburn Rovers
1-0
34
0
0
0
0
6.5

Oct 22

Leeds United
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 19

Luton Town
3-0
52
0
0
1
0
5.5

Oct 5

Middlesbrough
2-1
28
0
0
0
0
6.0

Oct 2

Preston North End
3-0
36
0
0
0
0
6.1
Ivory Coast

Nov 19

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Grp. G
Chad
4-0
80’
8.2

Nov 15

Africa Cup of Nations Qualification Grp. G
Zambia
1-0
23’
-
Watford

Nov 8

Championship
Oxford United
1-0
89’
7.7

Nov 5

Championship
Swansea City
1-0
83’
5.3

Nov 2

Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
2-6
89’
9.9
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 50%
  • 26Shots
  • 6Goals
  • 6.88xG
1 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.47xG0.91xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 861

Shooting

Goals
6
Expected goals (xG)
6.61
xG on target (xGOT)
5.71
Penalty goals
1
Non-penalty xG
5.82
Shots
26
Shots on target
13

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.27
Successful passes
101
Pass accuracy
72.7%
Accurate long balls
6
Long ball accuracy
85.7%
Chances created
7

Possession

Successful dribbles
4
Dribble success
44.4%
Touches
276
Touches in opposition box
39
Dispossessed
10
Fouls won
7
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
4
Tackles won %
57.1%
Duels won
41
Duels won %
34.5%
Aerial duels won
23
Aerial duels won %
33.8%
Interceptions
2
Blocked
3
Fouls committed
16
Recoveries
13
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
4

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches41%Shot attempts38%Goals49%
Chances created57%Aerial duels won55%Defensive actions67%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Udinese (back from loan)Jul 2025 -
Watford (on loan)Aug 2024 - Jun 2025
12
5
UdineseAug 2024 - Aug 2024
Watford (back from loan)Jul 2023 - Aug 2024
45
8
Sporting Charleroi (on loan)Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
10
3
WatfordJul 2022 - Jan 2023
25
4
Sporting CharleroiJul 2022 - Jul 2022
Sporting Charleroi (on loan)Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
16
11
GentJul 2021 - Jan 2022
7
0
Celtic (back from loan)Jul 2021 - Jul 2021
Toulouse (on loan)Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
36
13
CelticJan 2019 - Aug 2020
17
2
DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda (Free transfer)Mar 2018 - Jan 2019
32
22
Etoile du SahelDec 2015 - Mar 2018
15
0

National team

Ivory CoastJan 2015 - now
2
0
Côte d'Ivoire Under 22Jan 2015 - now
4
1
Ivory Coast U23Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Celtic

Scotland
1
FA Cup(18/19)
2
Premiership(19/20 · 18/19)
1
League Cup(19/20)

Etoile du Sahel

Tunisia
1
Ligue 1(15/16)