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J. Bakayoko

Squad depthRB Leipzig · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameSaint-Cyr Johan Bakayoko
PositionWinger
NationalityBelgium
Age23
Date of birth20 Apr 2003
BirthplaceOverijse
Height179 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubRB Leipzig
Wingeralso played MID
20
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
779
Minutes

Domestic-league season · RB Leipzig.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of RB Leipzig's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (calf, muscle). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga20207796.68
DFB Pokal2101257.6
Friendlies Clubsat PSV Eindhoven1001206.9

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

J. Bakayoko is a 23-year-old winger at RB Leipzig, rated 72.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 108th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.23 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bakayoko.

Judged on this season alone, Bakayoko graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 11 of the 11 wingers in the Bundesliga, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 20 appearances (0.231 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 73, 7th of 11 of the 11 wingers in the Bundesliga. At 23 Bakayoko is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 43.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bakayoko missed 4 games through injury (calf, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyStepped up 2022/23
Current potential7th of 11 wingers · Bundesliga · 20 appsCurrent season11th of 11 wingers · Bundesliga · 20 apps11th-best winger in the Bundesliga108th in the Bundesliga · potential7th-highest potential winger in the Bundesliga
72.9
Ratingi
7th of 11 wingers
11.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.9%
Minutes
limited game time
0.23
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · RB Leipzig finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

2
Goals
0
Assists
2
G+A
0.1
Goals / app

2 goals in 20 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.9/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.23 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.9, Bakayoko carries the 7th-highest potential of the wingers in the Bundesliga of 11 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.23 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.