Clément Bayiha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clément Yvan Landry Bayiha | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Þór Akureyri | ||
| Youth career | |||
| US Bain de Bretagne | |||
| AS Blainville | |||
| 2016–2018 | Montreal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Ottawa Fury | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | CF Montréal[a] | 25 | (0) |
| 2022 | HamKam | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | York United | 31 | (2) |
| 2024 | → HFX Wanderers (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | Þór Akureyri | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Canada U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018 | |||
Clément Yvan Landry Bayiha (born March 8, 1999) is a soccer player who plays for Icelandic club Þór Akureyri in the 1. deild karla. Born in Cameroon, he represented Canada at youth international level.
Early life
Born in Cameroon, he moved to Guipry, France at the age of five with his family.[1] He began playing youth soccer in France at age eight with US Bain de Bretagne.[1] At age 11, he moved to Ste-Thérèse, Quebec in Canada with his family.[1] In Canada, he played youth soccer with AS Blainville, before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2016.[2] In 2018, he attended pre-season training camp with the Montreal Impact first team.[3][4]
Club career
In July 2018, Bayiha signed a contract with Ottawa Fury FC in the USL for the remainder of the season, immediately being sent on a short-term loan for a few days to the Montreal Impact.[2] He made his professional debut with the Fury a month later on August 22 against the Bethlehem Steel.[5] He made two appearances with the Fury, before departing the club.[6]
In November 2018, Bayiha signed a homegrown player contract with the Montreal Impact (later renamed CF Montréal) of Major League Soccer.[7] After the 2021 season, CF Montreal would announce that they would not exercise the option on Bayiha's contract, ending his time with the club after three seasons.[8]
In January 2022, Bayiha joined HamKam of the Norwegian Eliteserien.[9][10] At the end of the season, he departed the club, choosing to return to Canada following limited playing time.[11][12]
In January 2023, Bayiha signed a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side York United.[13][14] However, he suffered an injury at the beginning of the season, delaying his debut.[15][16][17] On May 28, he scored his first goal in a 1-0 victory over Cavalry FC.[18] In May 2024, he was loaned to HFX Wanderers FC for the remainder of the season, as part of a loan swap with Tomas Giraldo heading on loan in the opposite direction.[19][20]
On February 27, 2025, Bayiha signed a two-year contract with Þór Akureyri in the Icelandic 1. deild karla.[21][22]
International career
In 2017, he was called up to a Quebec-Canada U20 team to play friendlies against Haiti U20, who were preparing for the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.[23]
In January 2018, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U23 team.[1] On June 3, he made his international debut with Canada U21 at the 2018 Toulon Tournament against Japan.[24] He was then subsequently named to the Canada U20 roster for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[25]
Career statistics
- As of match played October 19, 2024[26]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ottawa Fury | 2018 | USL | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Montreal Impact (loan) | 2018 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| CF Montréal | 2019 | 11 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| HamKam | 2022 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| York United | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| HFX Wanderers (loan) | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 2 | ||
Honours
- Montreal Impact
Notes
- ^ Montreal Impact changed its name to CF Montréal in 2021
References
- ^ a b c d Clément Bayiha at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ a b "Clément Bayiha signs with Ottawa Fury FC and joins the Impact on loan". CF Montreal. July 24, 2018.
- ^ Lévesque, Dave (March 23, 2018). "Bayiha: un nom à retenir" [Bayiha: a name to remember]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French).
- ^ "Daniel Kinumbe and Clément Bayiha sign with the Impact". CF Montreal. November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Fury FC yield hard fought 2-0 result in Bethlehem". Ottawa Fury FC. August 22, 2018. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018.
- ^ Lévesque, Dave (November 16, 2018). "Impact: Le travail commence" [Impact: The work begins]. TVA Sports (in French).
- ^ "Impact sign pair of Quebec prospects to Homegrown Player contracts". Montreal Gazette. November 16, 2018.
- ^ "CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players". CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Clément Bayiha har signert" [Clément Bayiha has signed]. HamKam (in Norwegian). January 30, 2022.
- ^ Landry, Nicolas (February 5, 2022). "Un nouveau départ en Norvège pour l'ancien du CF Montréal Clément Bayiha" [A new start in Norway for former CF Montreal Clément Bayiha]. RDS (in French).
- ^ "HamKam-spiller på veg vekk fra klubben: - Nært forestående" [HamKam player on his way away from the club: - Imminent]. Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). January 5, 2023.
- ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (May 10, 2023). "Why Clément Bayiha hopes CPL move can re-ignite talented best". OneSoccer.
- ^ "York United FC announces signing of Canadian winger Clément Bayiha". York United FC. January 11, 2023.
- ^ Jacques, John (January 11, 2023). "Clement Bayiha Joins York United". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Parisis, Quentin (June 8, 2023). "À York, Clément Bayiha veut montrer son talent" [At York, Clément Bayiha wants to show his talent]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ Jacques, John (June 20, 2023). "Settling In At York, Bayiha Keen To Show The Real Him Again". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Parisis, Quentin (August 22, 2024). "L'heure de vérité pour les Wanderers et Clément Bayiha" [The moment of truth for the Wanderers and Clément Bayiha]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (May 28, 2023). "Match Analysis: York United hold off Cavalry FC to pick up first home win of the season". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Wanderers acquire Clément Bayiha on loan from York United, Tomas Giraldo loaned to York". HFX Wanderers FC. May 28, 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (May 28, 2024). "Player Loan Swap Between York And Halifax Sees Giraldo And Bayiha Change Places". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Clément Bayiha í Þór" [Clément Bayiha in Thor]. Þór Akureyri (in Icelandic). February 27, 2025. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "Kanadískur liðstyrkur til Þórs". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. February 27, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^ "L'Impact U18 Bien Représenté dans la Sélection Canada-Québec" [The Impact U18 Well Represented in the Canada-Quebec Selection]. TVA Sports (in French). July 7, 2017.
- ^ "L'Impact met Daniel Kinumbe et Clément Bayiha sous contrat" [Impact signs Daniel Kinumbe and Clément Bayiha]. La Presse (in French). November 16, 2018.
- ^ "Clément Bayiha ATG profile". ATG Sports Management.
- ^ Clément Bayiha at Soccerway