Brian Bayeye
DR Congolese footballer (born 2000)
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Brian Jephte Bayeye Kifutu (born 30 June 2000) is a professional footballer who played as a right back or right wing-back for Championnat National club Villefranche. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
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Bayeye with Torino in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Jephte Bayeye Kifutu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villefranche | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Troyes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Troyes B | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Catanzaro | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Carpi (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Torino | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ascoli (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Radnički Niš (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Villefranche | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | DR Congo | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 December 2024 | |||
Club career
Bayeye started his career with French fifth tier side Troyes B.[2] In 2019, he signed for Catanzaro in the Italian third tier.[3] In 2022, Bayeye signed for Italian Serie A club Torino.[4] On 6 August 2022, he debuted for Torino during a 3–0 cup win over Palermo.[5]
On 31 August 2023, Bayeye joined Ascoli on loan with an option to buy.[6]
On 7 February 2025, Bayeye was loaned to Radnički Niš in Serbia.[7]
International career
Bayeye was born in Paris to a DR Congolese family.[8] On 2 October 2023, he was called up to the DR Congo national team for a set of friendlies.[9]
On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 August 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Troyes B | 2017-18 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Catanzaro | 2019-20 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Carpi (loan) | 2020-21 | Serie C | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Torino | 2022-23 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023-24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2023-24 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 10 February 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |