Vakoun BayoST#15

Udinese·Serie A·Attack - Centre-Forward

29 years(10/01/1997)1,84mrightCote d'IvoireContract until 30/06/2028

6.62Rating17 matches in 12 months

€2.50mMarket value#22 in Udinese · #403 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A01.116.4

Serie A09.116.7

Serie A22.116.4

Africa Cup o24.126.6

Africa Cup o28.126.5

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.50Nov

6.50Dec

6.50Jan

6.20Feb

Mar

6.80Apr

6.50May

Jun

Jul

6.30Aug

7.20Sep

Oct

Club matchesUdinese

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Recent results

26 Sept · 16:30Friendlies ClubsA

Pogon SzczecinD1:1Match stats 19 Sept · 14:00Serie AH

Cagliari—Prediction 14 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Inter—Prediction 07 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Lazio—Prediction 02 Sept · 17:00Coppa ItaliaH

Venezia—Prediction

Key statsSerie A · Coppa Italia

Goals20.99 / 90

xG0.771.26 / 90

Assists10.49 / 90

xA0.00

Shots73.46 / 90

Shots on target343%

Key passes20.99 / 90

Pass accuracy73.6%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking60

Technique39

Tactical46

Defending27

Creativity41

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

Penalty taking

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.002%

xG0.2752%

Shots2.7968%

Shots on target0.4013%

Conversion %02%

Big chances missed0.6016%

Dribbles0.202%

Fouls won1.2023%

Offsides1.005%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.40100%

xA0.022%

Key passes0.6011%

Big chances created0.2050%

Accurate passes16.7652%

Pass accuracy %7540%

Final third passes7.7861%

Long balls0.4038%

Crosses0.0011%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.4015%

Interceptions0.004%

Clearances0.4018%

Blocks0.2080%

Aerial duels won4.9998%

Duels won6.7877%

Recoveries2.3926%

Dribbled past0.2084%

Fouls2.998%

Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 62 forwards · Serie A · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 451′

Similar playersSerie A · forwards · season 25/26

76%

Nikola KrstovićAtalanta · Attack - Centre-Forward6.65Rating10G5A26age 75%

Patrick CutroneMonza · Attack - Centre-Forward6.47Rating1G0A28age 75%

Lorenzo LuccaNapoli · Attack - Centre-Forward6.59Rating1G0A25age 75%

Francesco CamardaAC Milan · Attack - Centre-Forward6.43Rating1G0A18age 74%

Roberto PiccoliBologna · Attack - Centre-Forward6.51Rating4G1A25age 74%

Kieron BowieSassuolo · Attack - Centre-Forward6.78Rating4G0A23age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-2.1

-1.3

01.3

25/26

-0.8

00.8

26/27

Goals xG · total 0 / 2.1

Assists vs xA

+1.3

+1.3

20.7

25/26

00.0

26/27

Assists xA · total 2 / 0.7

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable17 matches in 12 months

National teamIvory Coast12 caps · 3 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€2.50mHighest: €5.00m (14/09/2022)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Serie A	Udinese	26/27	4	92	6.60	—	1	1	1	—
Coppa Italia	Udinese	26/27	1	90	8.70	2	—	2	—	—

Transfers15

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
30/06/2025	24/25	Watford	Udinese	End of loan	€4.00m
30/08/2024	24/25	Udinese	Watford	loan transfer	€2.80m
29/08/2024	24/25	Watford	Udinese	?	€2.80m
30/06/2023	22/23	R Charleroi SC	Watford	End of loan	€3.00m
30/01/2023	22/23	Watford	R Charleroi SC	loan transfer	€4.00m
02/07/2022	22/23	R Charleroi SC	Watford	€5.80m	€3.20m
01/07/2022	22/23	KAA Gent	R Charleroi SC	€1.50m	€3.20m
30/06/2022	21/22	R Charleroi SC	KAA Gent	End of loan	€3.20m
01/01/2022	21/22	KAA Gent	R Charleroi SC	loan transfer	€1.00m
09/07/2021	21/22	Celtic	KAA Gent	€1.60m	€1.00m
30/06/2021	20/21	Toulouse	Celtic	End of loan	€1.00m
12/08/2020	20/21	Celtic	Toulouse	loan transfer	€525k
08/01/2019	18/19	Dunajska Streda	Celtic	€2.23m	€650k
13/03/2018	17/18	ES Sahel	Dunajska Streda	free transfer	€100k
12/09/2015	15/16	Stade d'Abidjan	ES Sahel	€190k	-

Market value

€2.50m Current€5.00m Highest · 14/09/202229/05/2026 Last change

17.02.201629.05.2026

#581 Centre-Forward#58 Cote d'Ivoire#403 Serie A#22 Udinese#4.105 Worldwide#301 Year 1997

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
17/02/2016	19	Etoile Sportive du Sahel	€75k
20/07/2016	19	Etoile Sportive du Sahel	€75k
15/02/2017	20	Etoile Sportive du Sahel	€100k
28/06/2017	20	Etoile Sportive du Sahel	€100k
13/07/2018	21	DAC Dunajska Streda	€250k
30/12/2018	21	DAC Dunajska Streda	€650k
20/08/2019	22	Celtic FC	€650k
05/02/2020	23	Celtic FC	€650k
08/04/2020	23	Celtic FC	€525k
21/07/2020	23	Celtic FC	€525k
11/11/2020	23	FC Toulouse	€600k
25/06/2021	24	FC Toulouse	€1.00m
06/01/2022	24	Royal Charleroi SC	€700k
12/04/2022	25	Royal Charleroi SC	€1.30m
26/05/2022	25	Royal Charleroi SC	€3.20m
14/09/2022	25	Watford FC	€5.00m
27/10/2022	25	Watford FC	€4.00m
09/06/2023	26	Royal Charleroi SC	€3.00m
21/12/2023	26	Watford FC	€2.80m
24/05/2024	27	Watford FC	€2.80m
30/12/2024	27	Watford FC	€4.50m
27/05/2025	28	Watford FC	€4.00m
23/12/2025	28	Udinese Calcio	€3.50m
29/05/2026	29	Udinese Calcio	€2.50m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Udinese	2	55	0	0.77	0.77	0	0	2	0	0.88
2025	Serie A	Udinese	15	432	0	1.33	1.33	2	0.73	14	3	1.78

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.