Cyrille Bayala
Burkinabé footballer
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Cyrille Bayala (born 24 May 1996) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Dalian K'un City, and the Burkina Faso national team.
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Bayala training with Lens in 2018 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Cyrille Barros Bayala | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Dalian K'un City | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| ASFA Yennenga | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | ASFA Yennenga | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | El Dakhleya | 45 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 29 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Lens | 35 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | → Sochaux (loan) | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Ajaccio (loan) | 27 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Ajaccio | 74 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 36 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | Dalian K'un City | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Burkina Faso | 45 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
On 31 August 2016, Bayala signed for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol.[2][3]
A year later, on 31 August 2017, Bayala signed for Lens on a four-year contract.[4] He moved on loan to Sochaux in January until the end of the season.[5]
On 15 January 2021, Bayala signed for French club Ajaccio.[6]
On 9 August 2024, Bayala returned to Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol on a free transfer.[7] On On 12 January 2026, Sheriff announced that Bayala had left the club.[8]
On 19 February 2026, Bayala joined Chinese Super League club Dalian K'un City.[9]
International career
In January 2014, coach Brama Traore, invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[10] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.[11][12]
Cyrille Bayala featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third place against Cameroon.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| El Dakhleya | 2014–15 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Egyptian Premier League | 30 | 4 | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 6 | — | 45 | 6 | |||||
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2016–17 | Divizia Națională | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| 2017 | Divizia Națională | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 11 | ||
| Lens | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Sochaux (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Ajaccio (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Ajaccio | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 185 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 204 | 30 | ||
- Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
International
- As of match played 17 January 2022[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Burkina Faso | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayala goal.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 January 2014 | Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa |  Uganda | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
| 2 | 22 March 2018 | Stade Didier Pironi, Paris, France |  Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 6 September 2019 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Morocco | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 17 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon |  Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol