Johan Bakayoko

Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko (born 20 April 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Belgium national team.

Johan Bakayoko

Bakayoko with PSV Eindhoven in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Saint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko[1]
Date of birth	(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth	Overijse,[2] Belgium
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	RB Leipzig
Number	9
Youth career
	OH Leuven
0000–2016	Club Brugge
2016–2018	Mechelen
2018–2019	Anderlecht
2019–2020	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Jong PSV	55	(20)
2022–2025	PSV	89	(26)
2025–	RB Leipzig	0	(0)
International career‡
2018	Belgium U15	5	(0)
2018–2019	Belgium U16	9	(2)
2019–2020	Belgium U17	5	(1)
2021–2022	Belgium U19	9	(3)
2022	Belgium U20	2	(0)
2022	Belgium U21	3	(0)
2023–	Belgium	18	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:18, 14 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Bakayoko played for the youth ranks of Belgian clubs including, OH Leuven, Club Brugge, Mechelen and Anderlecht, before joining PSV in 2019.^[3]

PSV

After a few seasons with Jong PSV, he made his senior debut for PSV on 8 February 2022 in a 4–0 victory over NAC Breda during the KNVB Cup quarter-finals.^[3] He scored his first Eredivisie goal on the opening matchday of the 2022–23 season in a 4–1 win over FC Emmen.^[4] Later that year, he netted his first goal in European competitions in a 2–1 away win over Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League.^[5]

In the 2023–24 season, he scored 14 goals in all competitions,^[3] including his inaugural goal in the Champions League in a 1–1 away draw against RC Lens.^[6]

RB Leipzig

On 16 July 2025, Bakayoko signed a five-year contract with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.^[7]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Rwandan mother and an Ivorian father, he was eligible to play for any of these nations, but decided to represent his country of birth. He made his debut for Belgium in a 3–0 away win against Sweden on 24 March 2023, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.^[8] Later that year, on 20 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 away win over Estonia during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	20	1	—		—		—		20	1
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	32	17	—		—		—		32	17
	2022–23	Eerste Divisie	3	2	—		—		—		3	2
	Total		55	20	—		—		—		55	20
PSV	2021–22	Eredivisie	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2022–23	Eredivisie	23	5	4	1	5[b]	1	1[c]	0	33	7
	2023–24	Eredivisie	33	12	2	1	11[d]	1	1[c]	0	47	14
	2024–25	Eredivisie	30	9	3	1	12[d]	2	1[c]	0	46	12
	Total		89	26	10	3	28	4	3	0	130	33
RB Leipzig	2025–26	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			144	46	10	3	28	4	3	0	185	53

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2023	9	1
	2024	9	0
Total		18	1

Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bakayoko goal.^[10]

List of international goals scored by Johan Bakayoko

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 June 2023	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia	4	Estonia	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2023–24,^[11] 2024–25^[12]
• KNVB Cup: 2022–23^[13]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2022,^[14] 2023^[15]

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2024^[16]
• Eredivisie Talent of the Month: February 2023, October 2023,^[17] November 2023,^[18] April 2024^[19]
• Eredivisie Talent of the Year: 2023–24^[20]