| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy Bruce Fayulu | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Noah (on loanSion) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | CS Italien | ||
| 2008–2011 | Servette | ||
| 2011–2016 | Étoile Carouge | ||
| 2016–2017 | Olymp. Genève | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Olymp. Genève | 11 | (0) |
| 2018– | Sion | 97 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sion II | 25 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Olymp. Genève (loan) | ||
| 2022–2023 | →Winterthur (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Noah (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | DR Congo U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | DR Congo | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:29, 18 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Timothy Bruce Fayulu (born 24 July 1999) is a professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forArmenian Premier League clubFC Noah on loan fromSion. Born in Switzerland, he plays for theDR Congo national team.
Fayulu began his footballing career as a forward with CS Italien when he was 7 years old. Switching to goalkeeper after a growth spurt, he spent his early career with various youth clubs in Switzerland before moving toSion in 2018.[1] Fayulu made his professional debut for the Swiss club in a 3–0Swiss Super League win overGrasshopper on 22 May 2019.
Often used as a second-choice goalkeeper in the earliest stages of his career, the first choice beingKevin Fickentscher, during the2020–21 season he started featuring for Sion more regularly, in alternative to the same team-mate. He started the 2021–22 season as the starter at Sion, before soon losing the starting spot to Fickentscher once again.
On 24 June 2022, Fayulu moved on a season-long loan toWinterthur.[2]
Born in Switzerland, Fayulu is of Congolese descent.[3] He represented theDR Congo U18 side in a friendly 8–0 loss to theEngland U17 in October 2015.[4]
In March 2021, he received his first call-up both from theCongolese senior national team (for twoAfrica Cup of Nations qualification matches)[5] and theSwiss under-21 national team: he chose the latter side, thus being selected in the squad that would take part in theUEFA European Under-21 Championship inHungary andSlovenia.[6] He debuted with the senior DR Congo national team in a friendly 3–1 win overMadagascar on 8 June 2025.[7]
On 16 November 2025, in the final of thesecond round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, DR Congo had tiedNigeria 1–1, taking the game to penalties. Fayulu, who had been substituted on in the 89th minute, saved a penalty fromSemi Ajayi which, after a successful penalty fromChancel Mbemba, secured DR Congo's qualification for theinter-confederation play-offs.[8] After the match, in an interview withFIFA, he stated "It would be my ultimate dream to be able to wear my country's shirt at the World Cup."[9]