PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Back
Eric Bailly.
Columbus Crew · Cote d'Ivoire
TM 286384 · Current player profileAge today32
Recorded moves11
Peak recorded value€35.00m
Current market value€1.20m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Eric Bertrand Bailly
- Born
- 12 Apr 1994
- Nationality
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 187
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Real OviedoLast recorded move · 17 Jul 2026
- Villarreal CFLast recorded move · 18 Aug 2025
- Beşiktaş JKLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2024
- Manchester UnitedLast recorded move · 04 Sep 2023
- Olympique MarseilleLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2023
- RCD Espanyol BarcelonaLast recorded move · 29 Jan 2015
- RCD Espanyol BLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- Espanyol Barcelona U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2026 | 32 | Real Oviedo | €1.20m |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 31 | Real Oviedo | €1.50m |
| 09 Jun 2025 | 31 | Villarreal CF | €2.00m |
| 27 Dec 2024 | 30 | Villarreal CF | €2.50m |
| 07 Jun 2024 | 30 | Villarreal CF | €3.00m |
| 21 Mar 2024 | 29 | Villarreal CF | €3.50m |
| 21 Dec 2023 | 29 | Beşiktaş JK | €3.40m |
| 27 Sep 2023 | 29 | Beşiktaş JK | €4.00m |
| 27 Jun 2023 | 29 | Olympique Marseille | €5.00m |
| 02 Nov 2022 | 28 | Olympique Marseille | €8.00m |
| 19 Sep 2022 | 28 | Olympique Marseille | €8.00m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 28 | Manchester United | €6.00m |
| 23 Dec 2021 | 27 | Manchester United | €8.00m |
| 05 Oct 2021 | 27 | Manchester United | €10.00m |
| 08 Jun 2021 | 27 | Manchester United | €15.00m |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 26 | Manchester United | €15.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 26 | Manchester United | €17.50m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 25 | Manchester United | €17.50m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 25 | Manchester United | €22.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 25 | Manchester United | €25.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 24 | Manchester United | €30.00m |
| 17 Oct 2018 | 24 | Manchester United | €30.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 24 | Manchester United | €35.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 23 | Manchester United | €35.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 23 | Manchester United | €30.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 22 | Manchester United | €25.00m |
| 24 Oct 2016 | 22 | Manchester United | €25.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 22 | Manchester United | €20.00m |
| 22 Feb 2016 | 21 | Villarreal CF | €8.00m |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 21 | Villarreal CF | €6.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2026 | Real Oviedo | Columbus Crew | Transfer | Free |
| 18 Aug 2025 | Villarreal CF | Real Oviedo | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Villarreal CF | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 01 Jan 2024 | Beşiktaş JK | Villarreal CF | Transfer | Free |
| 04 Sep 2023 | Manchester United | Beşiktaş JK | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Olympique Marseille | Manchester United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 24 Aug 2022 | Manchester United | Olympique Marseille | Loan | €2.00m |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Villarreal CF | Manchester United | Transfer | €38.00m |
| 29 Jan 2015 | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | Villarreal CF | Transfer | €5.70m |
| 01 Jul 2014 | RCD Espanyol B | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2013 | Espanyol Barcelona U19 | RCD Espanyol B | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.