Hugo Buyla

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Hugo Buyla
Personal information
Full name Hugo Buyla Sam
Date of birth (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
(on loan from Atalanta)
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2018 El Olivar
2018–2021 Zaragoza
2021– Atalanta
2023– → Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Atalanta 0 (0)
2023– → Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Equatorial Guinea 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024

Hugo Buyla Sam (born 8 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Atalanta. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

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Career

Buyla is a youth product of the Spanish clubs El Olivar and Zaragoza, before moving to the youth academy of the Italian club Atalanta in 2021. [1] On 31 August 2023, he joined the Serie B club Sampdoria on loan from Atalanta. [2] He made his senior and professional debut with Sampdoria as a late substitute in a 4–0 Coppa Italia loss to Salernitana on 31 October 2023. [3]

International career

Born in Spain, Buyla is of Equatoguinean descent. In November 2023 he received his first callup to the Equatorial Guinea national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [4] He made his international debut with the Equatorial Guinea in a friendly 1–1 draw against Djibouti on 9 January 2024. [5] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [6]

Personal life

Buyla is the brother of the footballer Jannick Buyla. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Valero, Santiago (3 November 2023). "Hugo Buyla abre las alas". El Periódico de Aragón.
  2. ↑ "TMW - Sampdoria, in arrivo il giovane Hugo Buyla Sam dall\'Atalanta". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
  3. ↑ "Sampdoria: c'è spazio per Buyla nella disfatta contro la Salernitana". MondoPrimavera.
  4. ↑ "Sampdoria, prima chiamata per Buyla con la Guinea Equatoriale". Sampdoria News.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Equatorial Guinea vs. Djibouti". www.national-football-teams.com.
  6. ↑ Quintieri, Emilio (8 January 2024). "Sampdoria, niente Costa d'Avorio per Hugo Buyla: Il motivo". Club Doria 46.
  7. ↑ Vela, José Luis (3 February 2023). ""Badajoz es el escenario idóneo para ver al mejor Buyla: la afición me apoya, la dinámica es positiva y voy a dar más"". cadena SER.
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