| Rayyan Baniya | |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Bologna, Italy |
| Height: | 1.94 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Trabzonspor |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Modena |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Verona |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Verona |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Mantova (loan) |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Renate (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Mantova (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Trabzonspor |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 June 2024 |
Rayyan Baniya (born 18 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Born in Italy, he represents Turkey at international level.
He joined the Under-19 squad of Verona before the 2016–17 season. He did not receive any call-ups to the senior squad in 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Serie D side Mantova. On 29 June 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Verona for a 3-year term.[1]
On 17 July 2019 he joined Serie C club Renate on loan.[2]
He made his professional Serie C debut for Renate on 25 August 2019 in a game against Giana Erminio. He started the game and played the whole match.[3]
On 1 September 2020 he returned to Mantova, this time in Serie C.[4]
On 22 June 2021, he signed with Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey.[5]
On August 18, 2023, he signed a 4+1 year contract with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.[6]
In October 2023, Baniya received his first call-up to the Turkey senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia.[7]
Born in Bologna, Italy to a Beninese father and a Turkish mother, Baniya holds Italian and Turkish passports.[8]