Mohamed Bayo (born 4 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lille.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
 Bayo playing for Guinea in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Clermont-Ferrand, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2018 | Clermont | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Clermont B | 28 | (15) |
| 2018–2022 | Clermont | 75 | (36) |
| 2019–2020 | → Dunkerque (loan) | 34 | (14) |
| 2022– | Lille | 37 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | → Le Havre (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Guinea | 30 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 1 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBayo was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to Guinean parents.
Club career
editEarly career
editIn January 2019, Bayo was loaned from Clermont, where he became professional, to Dunkerque until the end of the season.[2] On 25 June 2019, Dunkerque extended the loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.[3]
Clermont
editIn the 2020–21 season, Bayo helped his hometown club Clermont achieve promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time by finishing as Ligue 2 top scorer with 22 goals.[4]
Lille
editOn 13 July 2022, Bayo joined Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year deal.[5]
International career
editBayo holds French and Guinean nationalities.[6] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mali on 24 March 2021.[7]
On 20 December 2021, he was selected from the list of 27 Guinean players selected by Kaba Diawara to compete in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] On December 23, 2023, he was again included in the list of 25 players selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Personal life
editIn October 2021, Bayo was taken into police custody in France after a hit-and-run following a traffic accident.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 11 December 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clermont | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 22 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 14 | |||
| Total | 75 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 80 | 37 | |||
| Dunkerque (loan) | 2018–19 | Championnat National | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 14 | ||
| Total | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 36 | 16 | |||
| Lille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 43 | 7 | |||
| Le Havre (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 168 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 65 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 16 October 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | |
| Total | 30 | 8 | |
- As of match played 10 September 2024[11]
- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | 3 |  Sudan |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 9 October 2021 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco | 4 | Sudan |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 January 2022 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda | 7 |  Rwanda |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 24 March 2023 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | 14 |  Ethiopia |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 15 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 20 |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 28 January 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 23 |  Equatorial Guinea |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 7 | 2 February 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 24 |  DR Congo |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 8 | 10 September 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 28 |  Tanzania |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
editIndividual
- Ligue 2 top scorer: 2020–21 (22 goals)[12]
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2020–21[13]
- UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Month: February 2021[14]
References
edit- ^ "Ligue de Football Professionnel - Mohamed BAYO". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Le jeune attaquant Mohamed Bayo vient renforcer l'attaque maritime. Il est prêté par le club de Clermont jusqu'à la fin de saison !". USL Dunkerque. 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Foot – National Dunkerque prolonge le prêt de Mohamed Bayo" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Canivenc, Clovis (24 December 2021). "Portrait : Mohamed Bayo, la machine à marquer du Clermont Foot" [Portrait: Mohamed Bayo, the goal machine of Clermont Foot]. Ouest-France (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Transferts : le LOSC officialise l'arrivée de Mohamed Bayo (Clermont)" [Transfers: LOSC formalizes the arrival of Mohamed Bayo (Clermont)] (in French). L'Équipe. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Mohamed Bayo". Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ France, Centre (24 March 2021). "Football – Clermont Foot : Mohamed Bayo qualifié avec la Guinée à la CAN 2022". www.lamontagne.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Jason Cotard (20 December 2021). "L'attaquant du Clermont Foot Mohamed Bayo sélectionné avec la Guinée pour la CAN 2022". lamontagne.fr. La Montagne.
- ^ "Le Guinéen Mohamed Bayo en garde à vue en France". Radio France International (in French). 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Mohamed Bayo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Bayo, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "French Ligue 2 Scoring Stats - 2020-21". ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Trophée UNFP: Le palmarès complet". Le Figaro (in French). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Mohamed Bayo, sacré en Ligue 2 BKT" (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
External links
edit- Mohamed Bayo at Soccerway
- Mohamed Bayo – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French