Guinean footballer (born 1998)
Mohamed Bayo
Bayo playing for
Guinea in 2023
Date of birth
(1998-06-04 ) 4 June 1998 (age 26) Place of birth
Clermont-Ferrand , France Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s)
Forward Current team
Le Havre (on loan from Lille ) Number
9 2004–2018
Clermont Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2016–2020
Clermont B
28
(15) 2018–2022
Clermont
75
(36) 2019–2020
→ Dunkerque (loan)
34
(14) 2022–
Lille
27
(4) 2023–
→ Le Havre (loan)
22
(5) 2021–
Guinea
26
(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:53, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Mohamed Bayo (born 4 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Le Havre , on loan from Lille . Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team .
Early life
Bayo was born in Clermont-Ferrand , France, to Guinean parents.
Club career
Early career
In January 2019, Bayo was loaned from Clermont , where he became professional, to Dunkerque until the end of the season.[ 2] On 25 June 2019, Dunkerque extended the loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.[ 3]
Clermont
In the 2020–21 season , Bayo helped his hometown club Clermont achieve promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time by finishing as Ligue 2 top scorer with 22 goals.[ 4]
Lille
On 13 July 2022, Bayo joined Ligue 1 side Lille on a five-year deal.[ 5]
International career
Bayo holds French and Guinean nationalities.[ 6] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mali on 24 March 2021.[ 7]
Personal life
In October 2021, Bayo was taken into police custody in France after a hit-and-run following a traffic accident.[ 8]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 6 August 2024 [ 9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Clermont
2017–18
Ligue 2
0
0
1
0
0
0
—
—
1
0
2018–19
Ligue 2
5
0
2
0
2
1
—
—
9
1
2020–21
Ligue 2
38
22
0
0
—
—
—
38
22
2021–22
Ligue 1
32
14
0
0
—
—
—
32
14
Total
75
36
3
0
2
1
—
—
80
37
Dunkerque (loan)
2018–19
Championnat National
10
2
0
0
—
—
—
10
2
2019–20
Championnat National
24
12
0
0
2
2
—
0
0
26
14
Total
34
14
0
0
2
2
—
—
36
16
Lille
2022–23
Ligue 1
27
4
3
1
—
—
—
30
5
2024–25
Ligue 1
0
0
0
0
—
1[ a]
0
—
1
0
Total
27
4
3
1
—
1
0
0
0
31
5
Le Havre (loan)
2023–24
Ligue 1
22
5
1
0
—
—
—
23
5
Career total
158
59
7
1
4
3
1
0
0
0
170
63
International
As of match played 10 June 2024 [ 10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Guinea
2021
5
2
2022
8
1
2023
5
1
2024
8
3
Total
26
7
As of match played 2 February 2024 [ 10]
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayo goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Bayo
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
6 October 2021
Stade de Marrakech , Marrakech , Morocco
3
Sudan
1–0
1–1
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
9 October 2021
Stade Adrar , Agadir , Morocco
4
Sudan
2–1
2–2
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
6 January 2022
Amahoro Stadium , Kigali , Rwanda
7
Rwanda
1–0
2–0
Friendly
4
24 March 2023
Stade Mohammed V , Casablanca , Morocco
14
Ethiopia
2–0
2–0
2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5
15 January 2024
Charles Konan Banny Stadium , Yamoussoukro , Ivory Coast
20
Cameroon
1–0
1–1
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
6
28 January 2024
Alassane Ouattara Stadium , Abidjan , Ivory Coast
23
Equatorial Guinea
1–0
1–0
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
7
2 February 2024
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
24
DR Congo
1–0
1–3
2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Honours
Individual
References
External links
Awards
(N) – Nord Section, (C) – Centre Section, (S) – Sud Section, Gr. A – Group A section, Gr. B – Group B section