Cyriaque Irié
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyriaque Kalou Bi Irié[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Vavoua, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Freiburg | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RC Abidjan[3] | |||
| –2023 | Réal du Faso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Dijon | 25 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Dijon B | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Troyes | 33 | (6) |
| 2025– | Freiburg | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Burkina Faso | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2025 | |||
Cyriaque Kalou Bi Irié (born 20 June 2005) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
Irié was born in Vavoua, Ivory Coast, before moving to Burkina Faso, where he played for Ouagadougou club Réal du Faso.[4]
Dijon
Irié signed for French club Dijon in 2023,[5] who were competing in Championnat National at the time. He played his first game for the club in August 2023, a 0–0 home draw against Rouen, coming on for Rayan Souici in the 79th minute.[6] He played his first game for the Dijon B team soon after, scoring a goal and also registering an assist in a 6–1 win over Sochaux B.[7] Irié scored his first goal for the first team in a 2–1 victory over Versailles, scoring the winner in the 84th minute.[8] Irié would go on to register 6 goals that season, as Dijon finished 4th.
Troyes
Despite interest from several clubs, such as AC Milan,[9] Lens, Brentford and Leicester City,[10] Irié signed for Ligue 2 side Troyes,[11][12] for a reported €3 million.[13] He made his debut for Troyes in a 1–0 defeat to Clermont.[14] Irié scored his first goal for his new team in a 3–0 home win over Pau.[15] Irié made an impressive start to life at Troyes, winning player of the month in September[16] and December.[17]
Freiburg
Irié signed for Bundesliga outfit SC Freiburg in 2025 for an undisclosed fee.[18] He joined the club on 1 July 2025.
International career
Irié has been called up to play for both the Burkina Faso U20 and the senior team.[19] In June 2025, Irié scored his first senior international goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Zimbabwe.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 April 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dijon | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| Dijon B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Troyes | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 8 |
| Career total | 59 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 16 | ||
International
- As of match played 7 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
References
- ^ a b Cyriaque Irié at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Irié height". fbref.com.
- ^ "Irié youth career". africafoot.com (in French).
- ^ "Real du Faso". realdufaso.com (in French).
- ^ "Cyriaque Irié signs pro contract". dfco.fr (in French).
- ^ "Dijon 0-0 Rouen". Soccerway.
- ^ "Dijon B 6-1 Sochaux B". Soccerway.
- ^ "Irié first Dijon goal". Soccerway.
- ^ "Milan interest in Irié". sempremilan.com.
- ^ "Interest in Irié". getfootballnewsfrance.com.
- ^ "Irié joins Troyes". estac.fr (in French).
- ^ "Irié joins Troyes". dfco.fr (in French).
- ^ "Irié transfer fee". 226foot.com (in French).
- ^ "Troyes 0-1 Clermont". Soccerway.
- ^ "Troyes 3-0 Pau-Irié first goal for Troyes". Soccerway.
- ^ "Irié player of month in September". estac.fr (in French).
- ^ "Irié player of the month in December". liberation-champagne.fr (in French).
- ^ "Cyriaque Irié signs for Freiburg". scfreiburg.com.
- ^ "Burkina Faso squad 2025". cafonline.com.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Lose 2–0 To Burkina Faso In Friendly". news.pindula.co.zw.