Mohamed Bayo
Bayo playing for Guinea in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Clermont-Ferrand, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Le Havre
(on loan from Lille)
Number 9
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 27 (4)
2023– → Le Havre (loan) 12 (4)
International career‡
2021– Guinea 24 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:51, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Mohamed Bayo (born 4 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Le Havre, on loan from Lille.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Early life

Bayo was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to Guinean parents.

Club career

Early career

In 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

In 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

On 13 July 2022, Bayo joined Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year deal.[5]

International career

Bayo 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]

Personal life

In October 2021, Bayo was taken into police custody in France after a hit-and-run following a traffic accident.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other 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
Le Havre (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 12 4 0 0 — — 12 4
Career total 148 58 6 1 4 3 0 0 158 62

International

As of match played 2 February 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2021 5 2
2022 8 1
2023 5 1
2024 6 3
Total 24 7
As of match played 2 February 2024[10]
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayo goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Bayo
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

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ligue de Football Professionnel - Mohamed BAYO". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "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. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Foot – National Dunkerque prolonge le prêt de Mohamed Bayo" (in French). La Voix du Nord. 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ 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). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. ^ "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. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Mohamed Bayo".
  7. ^ France, Centre (24 March 2021). "Football – Clermont Foot : Mohamed Bayo qualifié avec la Guinée à la CAN 2022". www.lamontagne.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Le Guinéen Mohamed Bayo en garde à vue en France". Radio France International (in French). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. ^ Mohamed Bayo at Soccerway
  10. ^ a b "Bayo, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 November 2021.

External links

Le Havre AC – current squad
Guinea squads
Awards
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