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Darryl Bakola

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
France
Height
178 cm
Games
11
8 starts
Minutes
757
69 a game
Goals
0
0.5 xG
Assists
3
1.1 xA

Player profile

757 min · vs 165 central midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Ball-winning, dribbling midfielder

Bakola tackles hard, with tackles at percentile 95, wins 62.9% of his duels and carries the ball well, with dribbles won at percentile 92. He has 3 assists across competitions. He reads very few passes, with interceptions at percentile 2. From 757 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Tackles. 3.33 tackles per 90, percentile 95, and 6.30 recoveries per 90, percentile 87.

  • Wins his duels. Duels won at 62.9%, percentile 92.

  • Carries the ball. 1.31 dribbles won per 90, percentile 92.

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. 0.36 interceptions per 90, percentile 2.

  • No goals. 0.00 goals per 90, with non-penalty xG at percentile 40.

Similar players

  • Nicolò Fagioli FiorentinaDribbles won 92 v 88 and touches in the box 64 v 70.
  • Kévin Danois AuxerreDribbles won 92 v 99 and tackles 95 v 86.

Against 171 central midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of central midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 4 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, left (19%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 25%, Middle third 50%, Final third 25%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Serie A9657020.360.360.67787.02
Coppa Italia2100010.140.140.44308.72

11 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.14
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.7 v Cesena, 17 Aug. Hover or tap a bar.