Axel Mohamed Bakayoko (born 6 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Challenge League club Rapperswil-Jona.
Bakayoko made his UEFA Europa League debut for Inter Milan on 8 December 2016 against Sparta Prague. He replaced Andrea Pinamonti after 80 minutes.
He joined French club Sochaux on 10 July 2017 for a season long loan. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 28 July as a substitute replacing Aldo Kalulu in the 65th minute of a 2âÂÂ0 home win over Bourg-Péronnas. On 8 August he played in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue in a 3âÂÂ1 away defeat against Valenciennes, he was replaced by Florin Berenguer after 70 minute. On 19 September, Bakayoko played his first match as a starter in Ligue 2, a 1âÂÂ0 away defeat against Le Havre, he was replaced by Thomas Robinet in the 74th minute. On 6 February 2018, Bakayoko played his first match in Coupe de France as a substitute replacing Florian Martin in the 34th minute of a 4âÂÂ1 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain. On 6 April he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 89th minute of a 3âÂÂ2 home win over Orléans. Bakayoko ended his loan to Sochaux with 19 appearances, one goal and one assist, he also played four matches in the reserve team in Championnat National 3.
On 17 July 2018, Inter announced that they had loaned out Bakayoko to Swiss club FC St. Gallen for the whole 2018/19 season. Bakayoko had a good season with the Swiss side, playing 34 games for the club in that season, many of them on the right back although his normal position was on the wing. At the end of the season it was confirmed, that Bakayoko would stay one more season at the club, still on loan from Inter.
On 22 December 2020, Bakayoko signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade.
On 7 February 2022 Bakayoko was loaned to Serbian Superliga side Novi Pazar until the end of 2021âÂÂ22 season. The loan fell through and he did not appear for Novi Pazar.
On 21 March 2023, Bakayoko joined Cheonan City FC of South Korean K League 2.
On 24 August 2024, Bakayoko signed a two-season contract with Casertana in Italian Serie C.
Bakayoko is born in France and is of Ivorian descent.
Inter Milan Primavera
Red Star Belgrade