Cyrille Bayala (born 24 May 1996) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Dalian K'un City, and the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career On 31 August 2016, Bayala signed for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol.
A year later, on 31 August 2017, Bayala signed for Lens on a four-year contract. He moved on loan to Sochaux in January until the end of the season.
On 15 January 2021, Bayala signed for French club Ajaccio.
On 9 August 2024, Bayala returned to Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol on a free transfer. On On 12 January 2026, Sheriff announced that Bayala had left the club.
On 19 February 2026, Bayala joined Chinese Super League club Dalian K'un City.
International career In January 2014, coach Brama Traore, invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco.
Cyrille Bayala featured in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third place against Cameroon.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEl Dakhleya2014–15Egyptian Premier League152 —1522015–16Egyptian Premier League304 —304Total456 —456Sheriff Tiraspol2016–17Divizia Națională23632002682017Divizia Națională61006Four appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League2123Total29732623811Lens2017–18Ligue 228350003332018–19Ligue 270100080Total3536000413Sochaux (loan)2018–19Ligue 21420000142Ajaccio (loan)2019–20Ligue 2274002Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue0294Ajaccio2020–21Ligue 214220—1622021–22Ligue 221200—212Total35420—374Career total185261128220430
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBurkina Faso201320201411201500201620201780201861201951202030202140202231Total344
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayala goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Cyrille BayalaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 12 January 2014 Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa 1–2 1–2 2014 African Nations Championship 2 22 March 2018 Stade Didier Pironi, Paris, France 1–0 2–0 Friendly 3 6 September 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 1–0 1–1 Friendly4 17 January 2022 Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon 1–0 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Honours Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division: 2016–17 Moldovan Cup: 2016–17
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