Brian Bayeye
{{Short description|DR Congolese footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Brian Bayeye
|image = Lens - Torino FC (02-08-2023) 26.jpg
|image_size = 250
|caption = Bayeye with Torino in 2023
|fullname = Brian Jephte Bayeye Kifutu{{Cite web|url=https://www.superliga.rs/sezona/igrac/Brian%20Jephte-Bayeye%20Kifutu/21p37y6mra4u9kcg35z5dm4q2/|title=Igrač|publisher=superliga.rs}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|30|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Paris, France
|height = 1.82 m
|position = Right-back/right wing-back
|currentclub = Torino
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Troyes
|years1 = 2018–2019
|clubs1 = Troyes B
|caps1 = 2
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2019–2022
|clubs2 = Catanzaro
|caps2 = 31
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2020–2021
|clubs3 = → Carpi (loan)
|caps3 = 21
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022–
|clubs4 = Torino
|caps4 = 2
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2023–2024
|clubs5 = → Ascoli (loan)
|caps5 = 19
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2025
|clubs6 = → Radnički Niš (loan)
|caps6 = 7
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2023–
|nationalteam1 = DR Congo
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 15 June 2025
|ntupdate = 9 December 2024
}}
Brian Jephte Bayeye Kifutu (born 30 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back or right wing-back for Italian {{Italian football updater|Torino}} club Torino. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Club career
Bayeye started his career with French fifth tier side Troyes B.{{Cite web|url=https://www.toronews.net/interviste/a-tn-logiudice-primo-d-s-in-italia-di-bayeye-ha-il-passo-giusto-per-juric/|title=Logiudice, lo scopritore di Bayeye a TN: "Ha il passo giusto per Juric"|publisher=toronews.net}} In 2019, he signed for Catanzaro in the Italian third tier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/lmdfoot.2020/videos/pleine-lucarne-bryan-bayeye-jai-un-agent-mais-il-ne-fait-rien-pour-moi-apr%C3%A8s-ces/389531848846790/|title=Le Monde Du Foot - PLEINE LUCARNE, Bryan Bayeye "j'ai un agent, mais il ne fait rien pour moi... Après c'est le foot !" | Facebook | By Le Monde Du Foot | Nous avons rencontré Brian BAYEYE, joueur professionnel de l’ U.S. Catanzaro 1929, prêté au club de Carpi F.C. 1909 (série C italienne) cette saison....|via=www.facebook.com}} In 2022, Bayeye signed for Italian Serie A club Torino.{{Cite web|url=https://www.toronews.net/interviste/bayeye-si-presenta-sono-felicissimo-la-mia-miglior-dote-e-la-corsa/|title=Bayeye si presenta: "Sono felicissimo. La mia miglior dote è la corsa"|publisher=toronews.net}} On 6 August 2022, he debuted for Torino during a 3–0 cup win over Palermo.{{Cite web|url=https://cultofcalcio.com/torino-vs-palermo-3-0-granata-start-new-season-with-rosanero-thrashing/|title=Torino vs Palermo 3-0: Granata Start New Season with Rosanero Thrashing|publisher=cultofcalcio.com}}
On 31 August 2023, Bayeye joined Ascoli on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Ascoli|url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/calciomercato-per-bayeye-dal-torino-prestito-con-opzione/|title=#CALCIOMERCATO: PER BAYEYE DAL TORINO PRESTITO CON OPZIONE|trans-title=LOAN WITH OPTION FOR BAYEYE FROM TURIN|date=31 August 2023|access-date=31 August 2023|language=it}}
On 7 February 2025, Bayeye was loaned to Radnički Niš in Serbia.{{cite web|publisher=Torino|url=https://www.torinofc.it/news/07/02/2025/bayeye-al-radnicki_33846|title=Bayeye al Radnički|trans-title=Bayeye at Radnički|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025|language=it}}
International career
Bayeye was born in Paris to a DR Congolese family.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/modena/sport/bayeye-vuole-ripagare-la-fiducia-1.5614624|title=Bayeye vuole ripagare la fiducia – Sport – ilrestodelcarlino.it|date=16 October 2020|website=il Resto del Carlino}} On 2 October 2023, he was called up to the DR Congo national team for a set of friendlies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/rdc-liste-leopards-desabre-angola-nouvelle-zelande-octobre-2023-bertaud-diangana|title=RDC : la liste d'octobre avec un ancien Lensois, un nouveau de L1 et un ex-international Espoirs anglais !|date=2 October 2023|website=afrik-foot.com}}
On 27 December 2023, he was selected from the list of 24 Congolese players selected by Sébastien Desabre to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career Statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 11 August 2024}}{{Soccerway|537246|access-date=9 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Troyes B
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Catanzaro
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020-21
|Serie C |1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021-22
|Serie C |24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name="SECP"|Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Carpi (loan)
|Serie C |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Torino
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24
|Serie A |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25
|Serie A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ascoli (loan)
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!71 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played 10 February 2024}}{{NFT player|92601|access-date=9 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|DR Congo
|2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|537246}}
{{DR Congo squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayeye, Brian}}
Category:Footballers from Paris
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:US Catanzaro 1929 players
Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Category:FK Radnički Niš players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen