Cyriaque Irié

Cyriaque Kalou Bi Irié (born 20 June 2005) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

Cyriaque Irié

Personal information
Full name	Cyriaque Kalou Bi Irié[1]
Date of birth	(2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Vavoua, Ivory Coast
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Freiburg
Number	22
Youth career
	RC Abidjan[3]
0000–2023	Réal du Faso
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Dijon	25	(6)
2023–2024	Dijon B	6	(1)
2024–2025	Troyes	33	(6)
2025–	Freiburg	0	(0)
International career‡
2025–	Burkina Faso	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 April 2025

Club career

Irié was born in Vavoua, Ivory Coast, before moving to Burkina Faso, where he played for Ouagadougou club Réal du Faso.^[4]

Dijon

Irié signed for French club Dijon in 2023,^[5] who were competing in Championnat National at the time. He played his first game for the club in August 2023, a 0–0 home draw against Rouen, coming on for Rayan Souici in the 79th minute.^[6] He played his first game for the Dijon B team soon after, scoring a goal and also registering an assist in a 6–1 win over Sochaux B.^[7] Irié scored his first goal for the first team in a 2–1 victory over Versailles, scoring the winner in the 84th minute.^[8] Irié would go on to register 6 goals that season, as Dijon finished 4th.

Troyes

Despite interest from several clubs, such as AC Milan,^[9] Lens, Brentford and Leicester City,^[10] Irié signed for Ligue 2 side Troyes,^[11][12] for a reported €3 million.^[13] He made his debut for Troyes in a 1–0 defeat to Clermont.^[14] Irié scored his first goal for his new team in a 3–0 home win over Pau.^[15] Irié made an impressive start to life at Troyes, winning player of the month in September^[16] and December.^[17]

Freiburg

Irié signed for Bundesliga outfit SC Freiburg in 2025 for an undisclosed fee.^[18] He joined the club on 1 July 2025.

International career

Irié has been called up to play for both the Burkina Faso U20 and the senior team.^[19] In June 2025, Irié scored his first senior international goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Zimbabwe.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dijon	2023–24	Championnat National	25	6	1	1	26	7
Dijon B	2023–24	Championnat National 3	6	1	0	0	6	1
Troyes	2024–25	Ligue 2	28	6	5	2	33	8
Career total			59	13	6	3	65	16

International

As of match played 7 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Burkina Faso	2025	1	1
Total		1	1