Bayo playing forGuinea in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Clermont-Ferrand, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gaziantep (on loan fromLille) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2018 | Clermont | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Clermont B | 28 | (15) |
| 2018–2022 | Clermont | 75 | (36) |
| 2019–2020 | →Dunkerque (loan) | 34 | (14) |
| 2022– | Lille | 39 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | →Le Havre (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2025 | →Antwerp (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2025– | →Gaziantep (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Guinea | 30 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:10, 22 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mohamed Bayo (born 4 June 1998) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward for TurkishSüper Lig clubGaziantep on loan fromLille.[1] Born in France, he plays for theGuinea national team.
Bayo was born inClermont-Ferrand, France, toGuinean parents.
In January 2019, Bayo was loaned fromClermont, where he became professional, toDunkerque until the end of the season.[2] On 25 June 2019, Dunkerque extended the loan for the duration of the 2019–20 season.[3]
In the2020–21 season, Bayo helped his hometown club Clermont achieve promotion toLigue 1 for the first time by finishing asLigue 2 top scorer with 22 goals.[4]
On 13 July 2022, Bayo joined Ligue 1 sideLille on a five-year deal.[5]
On 3 February 2025, Bayo moved on loan toAntwerp in Belgium until the end of the season.[6] On 31 August 2025, Bayo joinedGaziantep in Turkey on loan.[7]
Bayo holds French and Guinean nationalities.[8] He debuted with theGuinea national team in a 1–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win overMali on 24 March 2021.[9]
On 20 December 2021, he was selected from the list of 27 Guinean players selected byKaba Diawara to compete in the2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[10] On 23 December 2023 he was again included in the list of 25 players selected for the2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
In October 2021, Bayo was taken into police custody in France after a hit-and-run following a traffic accident.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | — | 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 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |||
| Le Havre(loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 170 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 65 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | |
| Total | 30 | 8 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakech, Morocco | 3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 9 October 2021 | Stade Adrar,Agadir, Morocco | 4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 6 January 2022 | Amahoro Stadium,Kigali, Rwanda | 7 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 24 March 2023 | Stade Mohammed V,Casablanca, Morocco | 14 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 5 | 15 January 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium,Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 20 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 6 | 28 January 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium,Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 23 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 7 | 2 February 2024 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 24 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| 8 | 10 September 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 28 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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