The 5-foot-9, 150-pound senior midfielder and forward amassed 31 goals and passed for 40 assists this past season, leading the Knights (15-0-2) to the city championship game. A three-time All-Metro First Team selection, Bakayoko finished his prep career with 74 goals and 101 assists. An Allstate All-American, he was named to the Best XI at December’s High School All-American Game.
Bakayoko has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of North Carolina.
An advisory leader in his school, Bakayoko has served as a mentor and tutor for younger students.
