Brian Bayeye
_26.jpg) Bayeye with Torino in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Jephte Bayeye Kifutu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villefranche | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Troyes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Troyes B | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Catanzaro | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Carpi (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Torino | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ascoli (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Radnički Niš (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Villefranche | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | DR Congo | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Brian Jephte Bayeye Kifutu (born 30 June 2000) is a professional footballer who played as a right back or right wing-back for Ligue 3 club Villefranche. Born in France, he plays for the DR Congo national team.
Club career
[edit]Bayeye started his career with French fifth tier side Troyes B.[2] In 2019, he signed for Catanzaro in the Italian third tier.[3] In 2022, Bayeye signed for Italian Serie A club Torino.[4] On 6 August 2022, he debuted for Torino during a 3–0 cup win over Palermo.[5]
On 31 August 2023, Bayeye joined Ascoli on loan with an option to buy.[6]
On 7 February 2025, Bayeye was loaned to Radnički Niš in Serbia.[7]
International career
[edit]Bayeye was born in Paris to a DR Congolese family.[8] On 2 October 2023, he was called up to the DR Congo national team for a set of friendlies.[9]
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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 March 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Troyes B | 2017-18 | Championnat National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Catanzaro | 2019-20 | Serie C | 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[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Carpi (loan) | 2020-21 | Serie C | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Torino | 2022-23 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023-24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2023-24 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Radnički Niš (loan) | 2024–25 | Serbian SuperLiga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 78 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 31 March 2026[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Igrač". superliga.rs.
- ↑ "Logiudice, lo scopritore di Bayeye a TN: "Ha il passo giusto per Juric"". toronews.net.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bayeye si presenta: "Sono felicissimo. La mia miglior dote è la corsa"". toronews.net.
- ↑ "Torino vs Palermo 3-0: Granata Start New Season with Rosanero Thrashing". cultofcalcio.com.
- ↑ "#CALCIOMERCATO: PER BAYEYE DAL TORINO PRESTITO CON OPZIONE" [LOAN WITH OPTION FOR BAYEYE FROM TURIN] (in Italian). Ascoli. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ↑ "Bayeye al Radnički" [Bayeye at Radnički] (in Italian). Torino. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ "Bayeye vuole ripagare la fiducia – Sport – ilrestodelcarlino.it". il Resto del Carlino. 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "RDC : la liste d'octobre avec un ancien Lensois, un nouveau de L1 et un ex-international Espoirs anglais !". afrik-foot.com. 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Brian Bayeye at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ↑ "Brian Bayeye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Brian Bayeye at Soccerway
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Paris
- Living people
- Black French sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo sportsmen
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- AC Carpi players
- US Catanzaro 1929 players
- Torino FC players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
- FK Radnički Niš players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Serbia