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Mamadou Bagayoko (born May 21, 1979 in Paris) is a French-born Malian football striker.

His debut at senior level came in 1999 for RC Strasbourg. He was transferred to Ajaccio in August 2003 and was seen as an integral figure in helping to keep the club in Ligue 1 that season, attracting the attention of English Premier teams as well as other top-flight French clubs.

Nantes signed him for around €1.3 million in July 2004 as a replacement for Marama Vahirua on a four-year contract but ended up moving on loan to OGC Nice in July 2005, helping them reach the final of the French League Cup which they lost 2-1 to Nantes.

He is currently attracting interest from Sheffield United and Leeds United.

Bagayoko has also played international matches for the Mali national football team.

[edit] Honours and Awards

• FIFA World Youth Championship 3rd place: 1999

[edit] External links

• Mamadou Bagayoko at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yahoo Sports profile

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