Clément Yvan Landry Bayiha (born March 8, 1999) is a soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC on loan from York United of the Canadian Premier League. Born in Cameroon, he represented Canada at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clément Yvan Landry Bayiha | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
HFX Wanderers (on loan from York United) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| US Bain de Bretagne | |||
| AS Blainville | |||
| 2016–2018 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Ottawa Fury | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | CF Montréal[a] | 25 | (0) |
| 2022 | HamKam | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | York United | 31 | (2) |
| 2024– | → HFX Wanderers (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Canada U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018 | |||
Early life
editBorn in Cameroon, he moved to Guipry, France at the age of five with his family.[1] He began playing youth soccer in France at age eight with US Bain de Bretagne.[1] At age 11, he moved to Ste-Thérèse, Quebec in Canada with his family.[1] In Canada, he played youth soccer with AS Blainville, before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2016.[2] In 2018, he attended pre-season training camp with the Montreal Impact first team.[3][4]
Club career
editIn July 2018, he signed a contract with Ottawa Fury FC in the USL for the remainder of the season, immediately being sent on a short-term loan for a few days to the Montreal Impact.[2] He made his professional debut with the Fury a month later on August 22 against the Bethlehem Steel.[5] He made two appearances with the Fury, before departing the club.[6]
In November 2018, Bayiha signed a homegrown player contract with the Montreal Impact (later renamed CF Montréal) of Major League Soccer.[7] After the 2021 season, CF Montreal would announce that they would not exercise the option on Bayiha's contract, ending his time with the club after three seasons.[8]
In January 2022, Bayiha joined HamKam of the Norwegian Eliteserien.[9][10] At the end of the season, he departed the club, choosing to return to Canada following limited playing time.[11][12]
In January 2023, he signed with Canadian Premier League side York United.[13][14] He suffered an injury at the beginning of the season, delaying his debut.[15][16][17] On May 28, he scored his first goal in a 1-0 victory over Cavalry FC.[18] In May 2024, he was loaned to HFX Wanderers FC for the remainder of the season, as part of a loan swap with Tomas Giraldo heading on loan in the opposite direction.[19][20]
International career
editIn 2017, he was called up to a Quebec-Canada U20 team to play friendlies against Haiti U20, who were preparing for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[21]
In January 2018, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U23 team.[1] On June 3, he made his international debut with Canada U21 at the 2018 Toulon Tournament against Japan.[22] He was then subsequently named to the Canada U20 roster for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[23]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played October 19, 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ottawa Fury | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Montreal Impact (loan) | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2019 | 11 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| HamKam | 2022 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| York United | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| HFX Wanderers (loan) | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 2 | ||
Honours
edit- Montreal Impact
Notes
edit- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
References
edit- ^ a b c d Clément Bayiha at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b "Clément Bayiha signs with Ottawa Fury FC and joins the Impact on loan". CF Montreal. July 24, 2018.
- ^ Lévesque, Dave (March 23, 2018). "Bayiha: un nom à retenir" [Bayiha: a name to remember]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French).
- ^ "Daniel Kinumbe and Clément Bayiha sign with the Impact". CF Montreal. November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Fury FC yield hard fought 2-0 result in Bethlehem". Ottawa Fury FC. August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018.
- ^ Lévesque, Dave (November 16, 2018). "Impact: Le travail commence" [Impact: The work begins]. TVA Sports (in French).
- ^ "Impact sign pair of Quebec prospects to Homegrown Player contracts". Montreal Gazette. November 16, 2018.
- ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Clément Bayiha har signert" [Clément Bayiha has signed]. HamKam (in Norwegian). January 30, 2022.
- ^ Landry, Nicolas (February 5, 2022). "Un nouveau départ en Norvège pour l'ancien du CF Montréal Clément Bayiha" [A new start in Norway for former CF Montreal Clément Bayiha]. RDS (in French).
- ^ "HamKam-spiller på veg vekk fra klubben: - Nært forestående" [HamKam player on his way away from the club: - Imminent]. Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). January 5, 2023.
- ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (May 10, 2023). "Why Clément Bayiha hopes CPL move can re-ignite talented best". OneSoccer.
- ^ "York United FC announces signing of Canadian winger Clément Bayiha". York United FC. January 11, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 11, 2023). "Clement Bayiha Joins York United". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Parisis, Quentin (June 8, 2023). "À York, Clément Bayiha veut montrer son talent" [At York, Clément Bayiha wants to show his talent]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ Jacques, John (June 20, 2023). "Settling In At York, Bayiha Keen To Show The Real Him Again". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Parisis, Quentin (August 22, 2024). "L'heure de vérité pour les Wanderers et Clément Bayiha" [The moment of truth for the Wanderers and Clément Bayiha]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (May 28, 2023). "Match Analysis: York United hold off Cavalry FC to pick up first home win of the season". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Wanderers acquire Clément Bayiha on loan from York United, Tomas Giraldo loaned to York". HFX Wanderers FC. May 28, 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (May 28, 2024). "Player Loan Swap Between York And Halifax Sees Giraldo And Bayiha Change Places". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "L'Impact U18 Bien Représenté dans la Sélection Canada-Québec" [The Impact U18 Well Represented in the Canada-Quebec Selection]. TVA Sports (in French). July 7, 2017.
- ^ "L'Impact met Daniel Kinumbe et Clément Bayiha sous contrat" [Impact signs Daniel Kinumbe and Clément Bayiha]. La Presse (in French). November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Clément Bayiha ATG profile". ATG Sports Management.
- ^ Clément Bayiha at Soccerway
External links
edit- Clément Bayiha at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Clément Bayiha at Soccerway