Cyrille Bayala

Burkinabé footballer

Cyrille Bayala
Bayala training with Lens in 2018
Personal information
Full name Cyrille Barros Bayala
Date of birth (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ajaccio
Number 14
Youth career
ASFA Yennenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 ASFA Yennenga
2014–2016 El Dakhleya 45 (6)
2016–2017 Sheriff Tiraspol 29 (7)
2017–2021 Lens 35 (3)
2019 → Sochaux (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2020 → Ajaccio (loan) 27 (4)
2021– Ajaccio 73 (6)
International career‡
2013– Burkina Faso 39 (4)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Cyrille Bayala (born 24 May 1996) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 club Ajaccio and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

On 31 August 2016, Bayala signed for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol.[2][3]

A year later, on 31 August 2017, Bayala signed for Lens on a four-year contract.[4] He moved on loan to Sochaux in January until the end of the season.[5]

On 15 January 2021, Bayala signed for French club Ajaccio.[6]

International career

In January 2014, coach Brama Traore, invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[7] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.[8][9]

Cyrille Bayala featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third place against Cameroon.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2022[1][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
El Dakhleya 2014–15 Egyptian Premier League 15 2 — 15 2
2015–16 Egyptian Premier League 30 4 — 30 4
Total 45 6 — 45 6
Sheriff Tiraspol 2016–17 Divizia Națională 23 6 3 2 0 0 26 8
2017 Divizia Națională 6 1 0 0 6[a] 2 12 3
Total 29 7 3 2 6 2 38 11
Lens 2017–18 Ligue 2 28 3 5 0 0 0 33 3
2018–19 Ligue 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Total 35 3 6 0 0 0 41 3
Sochaux (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 14 2 0 0 0 0 14 2
Ajaccio (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 27 4 0 0 2[b] 0 29 4
Ajaccio 2020–21 Ligue 2 14 2 2 0 — 16 2
2021–22 Ligue 2 21 2 0 0 — 21 2
Total 35 4 2 0 — 37 4
Career total 185 26 11 2 8 2 204 30
  1. ^ Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue

International

As of match played 17 January 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Burkina Faso 2013 2 0
2014 1 1
2015 0 0
2016 2 0
2017 8 0
2018 6 1
2019 5 1
2020 3 0
2021 4 0
2022 3 1
Total 34 4
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayala goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Cyrille Bayala
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 January 2014 Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Uganda 1–2 1–2 2014 African Nations Championship
2 22 March 2018 Stade Didier Pironi, Paris, France  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3 6 September 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 17 January 2022 Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon  Ethiopia 1–0 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

References

  1. ^ a b "C. Bayala". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL: Cyrille Bayala joins Sheriff Tiraspol from El Dakhleya". KingFut. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Cyrille Bayala signed with FC Sheriff". fc-sheriff.com. FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Officiel : Fin du mercato avec C. Bayala et M. Maazou". rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Cyrille Bayala est officiellement sochalien". fcsochaux.fr. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ Lallemand, Grégory (15 January 2021). "Mercato : libéré par le RC Lens, Cyrille Bayala de retour à Ajaccio" [Mercato: released by RC Lens, Cyrille Bayala back in Ajaccio]. La Voix Du Nord (in French). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. ^ "CHAN 2014: the 23-man squad of Burkina Faso". modernghana.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 - Burkina Faso Vs Morocco, the Big Shock of the Day". allafrica.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ "CHAN 2014: Final Result: Burkina Faso 0 - 1 Zimbabwe". cafonline.com/. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ a b c "Cyrille Bayala". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

External links

  • Cyrille Bayala – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
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AC Ajaccio – current squad
Burkina Faso squads
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Burkina Faso squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations third place
Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place
Burkina Faso