Malek Baayou

Malek Baayou (born 29 April 1999; Arabic: مالك بعيو), also spelled Malek Beaoui,^[1] is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Étoile Sportive du Sahel and the Tunisia national team.

Malek Baayou

Baayou in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Sousse, Tunisia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	ES Sahel
Number	20
Youth career
	ES Sahel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2023	ES Sahel	81	(1)
2023	Smouha SC	12	(1)
2023–2024	Swift Hesperange	2	(0)
2024–	ES Sahel
International career‡
2019–	Tunisia	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:00, 27 February 2022 (UTC+2)

Club career

Baayou was born in Sousse. He was trained at the Étoile Sportive du Sahel (ESS), where he goes through all categories of young people.

In 2019, he renewed his contract with ES Sahel, signing a four-year contract.^[2]

In January 2019, he was voted best player of the month in Tunisian League.^[3]

He participates with the same club in the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Supercup.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Baayou played his first match for the Tunisia national team on 21 September 2019, in a friendly against Libya. This match won 1–0 is part of the qualifiers for the 2020 African Nations Championship.^[4]

Honours

ES Sahel

• Tunisian Cup: 2018-19
• Arab Club Champions Cup: 2018-19