Mohamed Bayo (born 4 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lille.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Clermont-Ferrand, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2018 | Clermont | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Clermont II | 28 | (15) |
2018–2022 | Clermont | 75 | (36) |
2019–2020 | → Dunkerque (loan) | 34 | (14) |
2022– | Lille | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Guinea | 11 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 21 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:48, 11 May 2022 (UTC) |
Bayo was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, to Guinean parents. They was from the village of Kamikolo Toubaya, Boké Region.
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]
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]
On 13 July 2022, Bayo joined Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year deal.[5]
Born in France, Bayo is of Guinean descent. He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mali on 24 March 2021.[6]
In October 2021, Bayo was taken into police custody in France after a hit-and-run following a traffic accident.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 109 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 53 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guinea | 2021 | 5 | 2 |
2022 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | 3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 9 October 2021 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco | 4 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
3 | 6 January 2022 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda | 7 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Individual
Lille OSC – current squad | |
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Awards | |||||
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Guinea squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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