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My Take
Eric Bailly always felt like a what-if to me. Powerful, quick, dominant in the air, an Ivory Coast centre-back who could be genuinely elite, but injuries kept interrupting him just as he hit form. He spent years at Manchester United fighting to stay fit, and you could see the talent every time his body cooperated. A healthy Bailly might have been a fixture at the very top. Defenders' grit doesn't show up in highlight reels the way a striker's does, but those of us who watch closely know exactly what he was putting in.
Overview
Eric Bertrand Bailly (French pronunciation: [eʁik bɛʁ.tʁɑ̃ baji]; born 12 April 1994) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Oviedo and the Ivory Coast national team. Although he mainly plays as a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back. Bailly began his professional career at Spain's Espanyol, before transferring to Villarreal.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Bailly
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・バイリー
- Reading
- えりっく・ばいりー
- Born
- April 12, 1994 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- Bingerville, Abidjan Department, Ivory Coast
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Ivory Coast →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.