Cyrille Bayala

Cyrille Bayala (born 24 May 1996) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger for Moldovan Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol and the Burkina Faso national team.

Cyrille Bayala

Bayala training with Lens in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Cyrille Barros Bayala
Date of birth	(1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sheriff Tiraspol
Number	11
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-	Sheriff Tiraspol	22	(3)
International career‡
2013–	Burkina Faso	45	(4)
Medal record Representing  Burkina Faso Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Gabon
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 January 2025 ‡ 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.

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.^[7] The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.^[8][9]

Cyrille Bayala featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third place against Cameroon.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 April 2022^[1][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		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

1. Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue

International

As of match played 17 January 2022^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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.^[11]

List of international goals scored by Cyrille Bayala

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

• Moldovan National Division: 2016–17^{[citation needed]}
• Moldovan Cup: 2016–17^{[citation needed]}