Skip to content
Eric Bailly

Eric Bailly

Defender - Centre-Back  at Real Oviedo
Age32
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire
Height1.87 m
Footright
BornApril 12, 1994
at Real Oviedo 279 days · joined 2025-08-18
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €2.00m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.01
goals / match
Manchester United
top club · 113 apps

Career highs

€35.00m
peak value · 2018
€38.00m
top transfer fee · 16/17
1
best season · 15/16
53 / 3
int'l caps / goals
244Appearances
2Goals
2Assists
50Yellow cards
4Red cards
18Full matches (90′)
Full nameEric Bailly
Name in home countryEric Bertrand Bailly
Date of birth1994-04-12 (32 yrs)
Place of birthBingerville, Cote d'Ivoire
CitizenshipCote d'Ivoire
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height187.00 m
Current clubReal Oviedo
Joined2025-08-18
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentLIAN Sports Group
OutfitterPuma
Aug 2025
Transfer: Villarreal → Real Oviedo
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Real Oviedo
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Villarreal CF
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: Besiktas → Villarreal
23/24 · Transfer
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2023
Transfer: Man Utd → Besiktas
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Besiktas JK, Villarreal CF
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Marseille → Man Utd
22/23 · Return from loan
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2022
Transfer: Man Utd → Marseille
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Olympique Marseille
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Manchester United
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Manchester United
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Manchester United, Manchester United U23
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Manchester United
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Manchester United
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Manchester United, Manchester United U23
39 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Villarreal → Man Utd
16/17 · Transfer · €38.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Villarreal CF
35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Espanyol → Villarreal
14/15 · Transfer · €5.70m
Jul 2014
14/15 — RCD Espanyol B, Villarreal CF, RCD Espanyol Barcelona
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: RCD Espanyol B → Espanyol
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — RCD Espanyol B
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: Espanyol U19 → RCD Espanyol B
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — RCD Espanyol B
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €35.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
1,616 min
Minutes played by club
Real Oviedo 0.0%
Villarreal CF 38.1%
Besiktas JK 0.0%
Olympique Marseille 0.0%
Manchester United 61.9%
Manchester United U23 0.0%
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 0.0%
RCD Espanyol B 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Real Oviedo 1 25/26 25/26 0 0 0 0
Villarreal CF 4 14/15 24/25 72 1 1 616
Besiktas JK 1 23/24 23/24 8 0 0 0
Olympique Marseille 1 22/23 22/23 23 0 0 0
Manchester United 6 16/17 21/22 113 1 1 1,000
Manchester United U23 2 16/17 19/20 2 0 0 0
RCD Espanyol Barcelona 1 14/15 14/15 5 0 0 0
RCD Espanyol B 3 12/13 14/15 21 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€8.8M1€17.5M2€26.3M2€35M15/16 — 1 goals (Villarreal CF)15/16 — 1 assists215/1616/1717/18 — 1 goals (Manchester United)117/1818/1919/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525/2615/16 — €6M16/17 — €25M17/18 — €30M18/19 — €35M19/20 — €25M20/21 — €17.5M21/22 — €15M22/23 — €8M23/24 — €5M24/25 — €3.5M25/26 — €2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

12/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 LaLiga Real Oviedo 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 LaLiga Villarreal CF 12 0 0 2 1 0
23/24 Conference L. Besiktas JK 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Europa League Villarreal CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 LaLiga Villarreal CF 10 0 0 4 0 0
23/24 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Olympique Marseille 5 0 0 2 0 0
22/23 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 1 0
22/23 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 17 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Champions League Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Manchester United 4 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Champions League Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League Manchester United 5 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League Manchester United 12 0 0 3 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Manchester United 4 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Premier League Manchester United 4 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League 2 Manchester United U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Champions League Manchester United 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Manchester United 12 0 0 0 1 0
17/18 Champions League Manchester United 3 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League Manchester United 13 1 0 2 0 1,000
16/17 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League Manchester United 11 0 0 2 1 0
16/17 FA Cup Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Manchester United 25 0 0 4 0 0
16/17 Premier League 2 Manchester United U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 3 0 1 2 0 0
15/16 Europa League Villarreal CF 7 1 0 1 0 616
15/16 LaLiga Villarreal CF 25 0 0 9 0 0
14/15 2ª B - Grupo III RCD Espanyol B 1 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa del Rey RCD Espanyol Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Villarreal CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 LaLiga Villarreal CF 10 0 0 5 0 0
14/15 LaLiga RCD Espanyol Barcelona 5 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 2ª B - Grupo III RCD Espanyol B 20 0 0 4 0 0
12/13 2ª B - Grupo III RCD Espanyol B 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
13/14 2013-07-01 Espanyol U19 RCD Espanyol B Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 RCD Espanyol B Espanyol Transfer 0
14/15 2015-01-29 Espanyol Villarreal Transfer 1000000 €5.70m
16/17 2016-07-01 Villarreal Man Utd Transfer 8000000 €38.00m
22/23 2022-08-24 Man Utd Marseille Loan 6000000
22/23 2023-06-30 Marseille Man Utd Return from loan 5000000
23/24 2023-09-04 Man Utd Besiktas Transfer 5000000
23/24 2024-01-01 Besiktas Villarreal Transfer 3400000
25/26 2025-08-18 Villarreal Real Oviedo Transfer 2000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 Neck injury 2020-07-20 2020-07-25 6 1
20/21 Muscle injury 2020-10-18 2020-12-01 45 11
20/21 Knock 2021-01-21 2021-01-29 9 2
20/21 Knock 2021-02-03 2021-02-13 11 2
20/21 Knock 2021-03-17 2021-03-25 9 2
20/21 Corona virus 2021-03-31 2021-04-20 21 5
21/22 Ankle injury 2022-02-03 2022-02-16 14 4
22/23 Thigh problems 2022-09-14 2022-09-29 16 3
22/23 Dead leg 2022-10-21 2022-12-22 63 8
23/24 Hamstring strain 2023-10-08 2023-10-29 22 3
23/24 Shoulder injury 2023-10-08 2023-10-29 22 3
23/24 Neck injury 2023-11-09 2023-11-17 9 2
23/24 Hamstring strain 2023-11-22 2023-12-06 15 3
23/24 Muscle injury 2024-02-03 2024-02-16 14 3
24/25 Muscle injury 2024-11-04 2024-12-04 31 4
Current€2.00m
Peak€35.00m
Low
Δ since start+€2.00m
€8.75m€17.50m€26.25m€35.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53842 #3 4 1 former national player
Team #3591 #21 49 2 recent national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Manu Trigueros 2 0 0
Daley Blind 2 0 0
Fred 2 0 0
Sylvain Gbohouo 2 0 0
Franck Kessié 1 0 0
Pau López 2 0 0
Serge Aurier 2 0 0
Scott McTominay 2 0 0
Chris Smalling 2 0 0
Marcus Rashford 2 0 0
Ashley Young 2 0 0
Ander Herrera 2 0 0
Luke Shaw 2 0 0
Nemanja Matic 2 0 0
Jesse Lingard 2 0 0
Anthony Martial 2 0 0
Paul Pogba 2 0 0
David de Gea 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 Premier League Manchester United 1 13
15/16 Europa League Villarreal CF 1 7

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
20/21 Europa League Manchester United 1 5
15/16 Copa del Rey Villarreal CF 1 3

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Marseille Man Utd Return from loan €5.00m
22/23 2022-08-24 Man Utd Marseille Loan €6.00m

Last 41 matches for Real Oviedo while Eric Bailly was at the club (joined 2025-08-18). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-23 ES1 RCD Mallorca 3–0 Real Oviedo Available
2026-05-17 ES1 Real Oviedo Deportivo Alavés TIMED
2026-05-14 ES1 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Real Oviedo Available
2026-05-10 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–0 Getafe CF Available
2026-05-10 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–0 Getafe CF Available
2026-05-03 ES1 Real Betis Balompié 3–0 Real Oviedo Available
2026-05-03 ES1 Real Betis Balompié 3–0 Real Oviedo Available
2026-04-26 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–2 Elche CF Available
2026-04-26 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–2 Elche CF Available
2026-04-23 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–1 Villarreal CF Available
2026-04-23 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–1 Villarreal CF Available
2026-04-12 ES1 RC Celta de Vigo 0–3 Real Oviedo Available
2026-04-05 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–0 Sevilla FC Available
2026-03-21 ES1 Levante UD 4–2 Real Oviedo Available
2026-03-14 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–0 Valencia CF Available
2026-03-09 ES1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Real Oviedo Available
2026-03-04 ES1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 3–0 Real Oviedo Available
2026-02-28 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid Available
2026-02-21 ES1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–3 Real Oviedo Available
2026-02-15 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–2 Athletic Club Available
2026-01-31 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–0 Girona FC Available
2026-01-25 ES1 FC Barcelona 3–0 Real Oviedo Available
2026-01-17 ES1 CA Osasuna 3–2 Real Oviedo Available
2026-01-10 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–1 Real Betis Balompié Available
2026-01-04 ES1 Deportivo Alavés 1–1 Real Oviedo Available
2025-12-20 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo Available
2025-12-14 ES1 Sevilla FC 4–0 Real Oviedo Available
2025-12-05 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–0 RCD Mallorca Available
2025-11-29 ES1 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–0 Real Oviedo Available
2025-11-23 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Available
2025-11-09 ES1 Athletic Club 1–0 Real Oviedo Available
2025-11-03 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–0 CA Osasuna Available
2025-10-25 ES1 Girona FC 3–3 Real Oviedo Available
2025-10-17 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Available
2025-10-04 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–2 Levante UD Available
2025-09-30 ES1 Valencia CF 1–2 Real Oviedo Available
2025-09-25 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–3 FC Barcelona Available
2025-09-21 ES1 Elche CF 1–0 Real Oviedo Available
2025-09-13 ES1 Getafe CF 2–0 Real Oviedo Available
2025-08-30 ES1 Real Oviedo 1–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol Available
2025-08-24 ES1 Real Oviedo 0–3 Real Madrid CF Available

Teams faced most often by Eric Bailly's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Sevilla FC 8 1 3 4 10 14 -4 13%
Athletic Club 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 25%
Real Betis 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 25%
Real Sociedad 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 50%
West Bromwich Albion 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 50%
West Ham United 4 1 2 1 6 3 +3 25%
Real Madrid 4 2 1 1 4 5 -1 50%
Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 0 2 2 5 -3 50%
FC Barcelona 4 0 1 3 3 12 -9 0%
Swansea City 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 75%
Everton FC 4 4 0 0 10 0 +10 100%
Chelsea FC 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 12 0 2 0 1 0
23/24 21 0 4 0 0 0
22/23 23 0 3 0 1 0
21/22 7 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 21 0 4 0 0 0
19/20 12 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 18 0 1 0 1 0
17/18 18 1,000 3 0 0 0.27
16/17 39 0 7 1 1 0
15/16 35 616 12 1 0 1.9
14/15 18 0 7 1 0 0
13/14 20 0 4 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Europa League
31 apps
1 G
1 A
Premier League
70 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
4 apps
0 G
1 A
LaLiga
62 apps
0 G
0 A
Süper Lig
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Ligue 1
17 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
14 apps
0 G
0 A
EFL Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
2ª B - Grupo III
21 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Eric Bailly

Who is Eric Bailly?

Eric Bailly is a Cote d'Ivoire professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Oviedo.

How old is Eric Bailly?

Eric Bailly is 32 years old. He was born on April 12, 1994 in Bingerville.

What position does Eric Bailly play?

Eric Bailly plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Eric Bailly play for?

Eric Bailly currently plays for Real Oviedo.

How many career goals has Eric Bailly scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Eric Bailly has scored 2 goals in 244 appearances.

What is Eric Bailly's market value?

Eric Bailly's most recent reported market value is €2.00m.