# Cyrille Bayala

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

## Club career

On 31 August 2016, Bayala signed for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol.
A year later, on 31 August 2017, Bayala signed for Lens on a four-year contract. He moved on loan to Sochaux in January until the end of the season.
On 15 January 2021, Bayala signed for French club Ajaccio.
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. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.
Cyrille Bayala featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third place against Cameroon.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 22 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| El Dakhleya | 2014–15 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 2 | | | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| El Dakhleya | 2015–16 | Egyptian Premier League | 30 | 4 | | | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| El Dakhleya | Total | Total | 45 | 6 | | | — | — | 45 | 6 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2016–17 | Divizia Națională | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2017 | Divizia Națională | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | Total | Total | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 11 |
| Lens | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Lens | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lens | Total | 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 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Ajaccio | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Ajaccio | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 |
| Ajaccio | Total | Total | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | 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
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Burkina Faso | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 34 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayala goal.
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
* Moldovan Cup: 2016–17