Eric Bailly
Bailly at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eric Bertrand Bailly | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bingerville, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Manchester United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Espanyol B | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Espanyol | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Villarreal | 35 | (0) |
| 2016– | Manchester United | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Ivory Coast | 21 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 22 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:36, 27 January 2017 (UTC) |
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Eric Bertrand Bailly (French pronunciation: [eʁik bɛʁ.tʁɑ̃ baji]; born 12 April 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English club Manchester United.
Bailly began his professional career at Spain's Espanyol, before transferring to Villarreal. He spent two seasons at the club, before signing for Manchester United in June 2016.
He made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2015 and helped them win that year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Born in Bingerville, Bailly joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in December 2011, aged 17. Some records of that time erroneously list his name as Eric Bertrand (his middle name misinterpreted as his paternal surname). He only received a work permit in October of the following year, and made his senior debuts in the 2013–14 campaign with the reserves, in Segunda División B.
On 5 October 2014, Bailly made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Real Sociedad. He was promoted to the main squad shortly after.
On 29 January 2015, Bailly signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with fellow La Liga team Villarreal for a €5.7 million fee, mainly as a replacement to Arsenal-bound Gabriel Paulista. He made his debut for the Yellow Submarine on 22 February, starting in a 1–0 home win against SD Eibar.
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