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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2015 | 21 | Villarreal CF | €3.00m |
| 09 Apr 2015 | 20 | Villarreal CF | €3.00m |
| 28 Jan 2015 | 20 | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | €1.00m |
| 23 Jan 2015 | 20 | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | €400k |
| 12 Jul 2014 | 20 | Not recorded | €0 |
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.