Mohamed Bayo
Bayo in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998
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)
2019–2020Dunkerque (loan) 34 (14)
2022– Lille 27 (4)
2023–Le Havre (loan) 5 (1)
International career
2021– Guinea 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 27 March 2023 (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 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clermont 2017–18 Ligue 2 00100010
2018–19 Ligue 2 50202191
2020–21 Ligue 2 3822003822
2021–22 Ligue 1 3214003214
Total 753630218037
Dunkerque (loan) 2018–19 Championnat National 10200102
2019–20 Championnat National 241200222614
Total 341400223616
Lille 2022–23 Ligue 1 27431305
Le Havre (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 1 510051
Career total 1415561430015159

International

As of match played 27 March 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 202152
202281
202321
Total154
As of match played 24 March 2023[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 2021Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco3 Sudan1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 October 2021Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco4 Sudan2–12–2
3 6 January 2022Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda7 Rwanda1–02–0Friendly
4 24 March 2023Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco14 Ethiopia2–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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. 1 2 "Bayo, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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