Clément Bayiha Explained

Clément Bayiha
Fullname:Clément Yvan Landry Bayiha
Birth Date:8 March 1999
Birth Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position:Defender
Currentclub:HFX Wanderers FC
(on loan from York United)
Clubnumber:14
Youthclubs1:US Bain de Bretagne
Youthclubs2:AS Blainville
Youthyears3:2016–2018
Youthclubs3:Montreal Impact
Years1:2018
Clubs1:Ottawa Fury FC
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2018
Clubs2:Montreal Impact (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–2021
Clubs3:CF Montréal
Caps3:25
Goals3:0
Years4:2022
Clubs4:HamKam
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:York United
Caps5:31
Goals5:2
Years6:2024–
Clubs6:HFX Wanderers (loan)
Caps6:3
Goals6:0
Club-Update:June 15, 2024
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:Canada U20
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2018
Nationalteam2:Canada U21
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam-Update:November 10, 2018

Clément Yvan Landry Bayiha (born March 8, 1999) is a soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC on loan from York United of the Canadian Premier League. 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. He began playing youth soccer in France at age eight with US Bain de Bretagne. At age 11, he moved to Ste-Thérèse, Quebec in Canada with his family. In Canada, he played youth soccer with AS Blainville, before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2016.[1] In 2018, he attended pre-season training camp with the Montreal Impact first team.[2] [3]

Club career

In July 2018, he 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. He made his professional debut with the Fury a month later on August 22 against the Bethlehem Steel.[4] He made two appearances with the Fury, before departing the club.[5]

In November 2018, Bayiha signed a homegrown player contract with the Montreal Impact (later renamed CF Montréal) of Major League Soccer.[6] 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.[7]

In January 2022, Bayiha joined HamKam of the Norwegian Eliteserien.[8] [9] At the end of the season, he departed the club, choosing to return to Canada following limited playing time.[10] [11]

In January 2023, he signed with Canadian Premier League side York United.[12] [13] He suffered an injury at the beginning of the season, delaying his debut.[14] [15] On May 28, he scored his first goal in a 1-0 victory over Cavalry FC.[16] 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.[17] [18]

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.[19]

In January 2018, he made his debut in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U23 team. On June 3, he made his international debut with Canada U21 at the 2018 Toulon Tournament against Japan.[20] He was then subsequently named to the Canada U20 roster for the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[21]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ottawa Fury2018USL200020
Montreal Impact (loan)2018Major League Soccer000000
CF Montréal201911050160
202040000040
202110020120
Total250007000320
HamKam2022Eliteserien800080
York United FC2023Canadian Premier League2721020302
202440001050
Total312103000352
HFX Wanderers FC (loan)2024Canadian Premier League30000030
Career total6921010000802

Honours

Montreal Impact

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clément Bayiha signs with Ottawa Fury FC and joins the Impact on loan. July 24, 2018. CF Montreal.
  2. Web site: Le Journal de Montréal. Bayiha: un nom à retenir. Bayiha: a name to remember. fr. March 23, 2018. Dave. Lévesque.
  3. Web site: Daniel Kinumbe and Clément Bayiha sign with the Impact. November 16, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116215923/https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2018/11/16/daniel-kinumbe-and-cl%C3%A9ment-bayiha-sign-impact. November 16, 2018. dead. CF Montreal.
  4. Web site: August 23, 2018. Ottawa Fury FC. Fury FC yield hard fought 2-0 result in Bethlehem. August 22, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180823042011/https://www.ottawafuryfc.com/news_article/show/944010.
  5. Web site: Impact: Le travail commence. TVA Sports. Impact: The work begins. fr. November 16, 2018. Dave. Lévesque.
  6. Web site: Impact sign pair of Quebec prospects to Homegrown Player contracts. November 16, 2018. Montreal Gazette.
  7. Web site: CF Montréal exercises options for 12 players. CF Montreal. November 30, 2021.
  8. Web site: January 30, 2022. Clément Bayiha har signert. Clément Bayiha has signed. no. HamKam.
  9. Web site: Un nouveau départ en Norvège pour l'ancien du CF Montréal Clément Bayiha. A new start in Norway for former CF Montreal Clément Bayiha. fr. Nicolas. Landry. February 5, 2022. RDS.
  10. Web site: HamKam-spiller på veg vekk fra klubben: - Nært forestående. January 5, 2023. HamKam player on his way away from the club: - Imminent. no. Hamar Arbeiderblad.
  11. Web site: Why Clément Bayiha hopes CPL move can re-ignite talented best. May 10, 2023. Alexandre. Gangué-Ruzic. OneSoccer.
  12. Web site: January 11, 2023. York United FC. York United FC announces signing of Canadian winger Clément Bayiha.
  13. Web site: Clement Bayiha Joins York United. January 11, 2023. John. Jacques. Northern Tribune.
  14. Web site: À York, Clément Bayiha veut montrer son talent. fr. At York, Clément Bayiha wants to show his talent. Quentin. Parisis. June 8, 2023. Canadian Premier League.
  15. Web site: Northern Tribune. Settling In At York, Bayiha Keen To Show The Real Him Again. June 20, 2023. John. Jacques.
  16. Web site: Match Analysis: York United hold off Cavalry FC to pick up first home win of the season. May 28, 2023. Canadian Premier League. Mitchell. Tierney.
  17. Web site: Wanderers acquire Clément Bayiha on loan from York United, Tomas Giraldo loaned to York. May 28, 2024. HFX Wanderers FC.
  18. Web site: Player Loan Swap Between York And Halifax Sees Giraldo And Bayiha Change Places. May 28, 2024. Northern Tribune. John. Jacques.
  19. Web site: L'Impact U18 Bien Représenté dans la Sélection Canada-Québec. fr. TVA Sports. July 7, 2017. The Impact U18 Well Represented in the Canada-Quebec Selection.
  20. News: L'Impact met Daniel Kinumbe et Clément Bayiha sous contrat. fr. Impact signs Daniel Kinumbe and Clément Bayiha. November 16, 2018. La Presse.
  21. Web site: Clément Bayiha ATG profile. ATG Sports Management.