Mohamed Bayo

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Mohamed Bayo
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Bayo playing for Guinea in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Clermont-Ferrand, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Antwerp
(on loan from Lille)
Youth career
2004–2018 Clermont
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Clermont B 28 (15)
2018–2022 Clermont 75 (36)
2019–2020 → Dunkerque (loan) 34 (14)
2022– Lille 39 (6)
2023–2024 → Le Havre (loan) 22 (5)
2024– Lille B 1 (0)
2025– → Antwerp (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Guinea 30 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

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

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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]

On 3 February 2025, Bayo moved on loan to Antwerp in Belgium until the end of the season. [6]

International career

Bayo holds French and Guinean nationalities. [7] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mali on 24 March 2021. [8]

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. [9] On 23 December 2023 he was again included in the list of 25 players selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

In October 2021, Bayo was taken into police custody in France after a hit-and-run following a traffic accident. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 January 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clermont 2017–18 Ligue 2 001000—10
2018–19 Ligue 2502021—91
2020–21 Ligue 2382200——3822
2021–22 Ligue 1 321400——3214
Total75363021—8037
Dunkerque (loan) 2018–19 Championnat National 10200——102
2019–20 Championnat National24120022—2614
Total34140022—3616
Lille 2022–23 Ligue 127431——305
2024–25 Ligue 111200—4 [a] 0152
Total38631—40457
Le Havre (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 123510——245
Career total1706171434018565

International

As of match played 16 October 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 202152
202281
202351
2024124
Total308
As of match played 10 September 2024 [12]
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.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 October 2021 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco3Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–01–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 October 2021 Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 2–12–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 January 2022 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda7Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–02–0 Friendly
424 March 2023 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco14Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–02–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
515 January 2024 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast20Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–01–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
628 January 2024 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast23Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–01–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
72 February 2024Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast24Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–01–32023 Africa Cup of Nations
810 September 2024Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast28Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–01–2 2025 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. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "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.
  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). Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mohamed Bayo versterkt aanvalslinie RAFC" [Mohamed Bayo strengthens RAFC attacking line] (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mohamed Bayo". Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Jason Cotard (20 December 2021). "L'attaquant du Clermont Foot Mohamed Bayo sélectionné avec la Guinée pour la CAN 2022". lamontagne.fr. La Montagne.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Mohamed Bayo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Bayo, Mohamed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "French Ligue 2 Scoring Stats - 2020-21". ESPN. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Trophée UNFP: Le palmarès complet". Le Figaro (in French). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Mohamed Bayo, sacré en Ligue 2 BKT" (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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