Buyla with Equatorial Guinea in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jannick Buyla Sam | ||
Date of birth | 6 October 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | Amistad | ||
2009–2010 | Oliver | ||
2010–2017 | Zaragoza | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Zaragoza B | 64 | (5) |
2017–2018 | → Tudelano (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Zaragoza | 9 | (0) |
2021 | → UCAM Murcia (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2021–2022 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2023 | Badajoz | 19 | (1) |
2023–2024 | SD Logroñés | 7 | (0) |
2024 | Linares | 15 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Tarazona | 26 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Equatorial Guinea | 34 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025 |
Jannick Buyla Sam (born 6 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Nicknamed Nick in Spain, [1] Buyla is a former member of the Equatorial Guinea national under-20 team. [2]
Born in Zaragoza, Aragón to Equatoguinean Bubi parents, Buyla represented UD Amistad, CD Oliver and Real Zaragoza as a youth. On 2 August 2017, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Segunda División B side CD Tudelano for one year.
Buyla made his senior debut on 24 September 2017, in a 0–0 home draw against CD Lealtad. He returned to Zaragoza on 24 January 2018, [3] being assigned to the B-team, and finished the campaign by suffering relegation. [4]
On 11 May 2019, Buyla made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for James Igbekeme in a 3–0 Segunda División away success over Extremadura UD. [5] Roughly one year later, he renewed his contract until 2024 and was definitely promoted to the first team for the 2020–21 season. [6]
On 28 January 2021, after featuring rarely, Buyla was loaned to third division side UCAM Murcia CF for the remainder of the campaign. [7] On 5 July, he moved to Primera División RFEF side Gimnàstic de Tarragona, also on loan. [8]
On 1 September 2022, Zaragoza terminated Buyla's contract. [9]
On 5 January 2023, Buyla joined Primera Federación club CD Badajoz. [10]
Following Badajoz's relegation to the Segunda Federación the previous season, Buyla stayed in the Primera Federación, signing for SD Logroñés on 1 November 2023. [11] He was released on 29 January 2024 following accusations of attempted match fixing with his former club Badajoz last season. [12]
Buyla is the brother of the footballer Hugo Buyla. [13]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 January 2022 | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
2. | 22 January 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
3. | 9 September 2024 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |