One of the youngest players in France, Tiemoue Bakayoko, currently plays a defensive midfielder for France national football team and Chelsea. He was previously included in Rennes B, Rennes, Monaco, France U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20 and, U-21. His skills are compared to Yaya Toure due to his similar skills like intelligent reading of the game, ability to intercept passes and accomplished tackling, passing and dribbling.
Tiemoue Bakayoko was born on August 17, 1994, in Paris, France. His father is Sekou Bakayoko. He belongs to Ivorian descent, African ethnicity and holds a French nationality. Bakayoko was born to Ivorian family and grew up with his seven siblings.
As of 2018, Tiemoue Bakayoko has a net worth of €3 million and receives £110,000 as a weekly salary i.e., £5,720,000 in a year. His net worth as of 2018 is €40.00 million.
At the age of five, Tiemoue Bakayoko joined the Paris 15eme O in 2002 where he played for two years. He then joined the Sennes before spending two years in both CA Paris-Charenton and Montrogue FC 92. He also suffered a broken leg which stopped him playing football for eight months.
Bakayoko started playing in a senior team in 2012 with the Rennes B and his first match was on August 24, 2013, against Evian TG. He has played 16 matches before ending his career with the club. He was also included in the club's another team, Rennes, where he scored 1 goals in 24 appearances during the 2013-2014 season.
Bakayoko then transferred to Monaco in July 2014 for €8.00 million. He later made his debut for the club on August 10, 2014, in a Ligue 1 against Lorient replacing Valere Germain. He became the starter of the team after Jeremy Toulalana and Mario Pasalic left the club. He later scored his last goal for the club against Manchester City receiving a heading from Thomas Lemat.
Bakayoko then signed a five-year contract with Chelsea on July 15, 2017, with the transfer fee €40 million, named as the second most expensive signing at the time after Alvaro Morata. His first match against Tottenham was on Hotspur on August 20, 2017, in the Premier League. So far, he has scored 2 goals in 22 appearances for the team.
Bakayoko has represented his national team in France U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-21. He played 2 games for U-16 and U-18, 7 , 3, and 13 for U-17, U-20, U-21 respectively. His first senior match came on March 28, 2017, as a substitute for Adrien Rabiot.
At the age of 23, Bakayoko is unmarried and isn't involved in any affair till the date. He has never been in controversies about having affair or girlfriend. It seems he is quite confidential when it comes to his personal life.
In 2017, Bakayoko was involved in a minor car accident near Chelsea training base, but he suffered no serious injuries in 2017.
