Cyrille Bayala (born 24 May 1996) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Ajaccio 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. 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 International Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bayala goal. Honours Sheriff Tiraspol Moldovan National Division: 2016–17 Moldovan Cup: 2016–17 References External links Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from Ouagadougou Association football wingers Burkinabé footballers Burkina Faso international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Egyptian Premier League players Moldovan Super Liga players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players ASFA Yennenga players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players RC Lens players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players AC Ajaccio players Burkinabé expatriate footballers Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate footballers in Moldova Burkinabé expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France 21st-century Burkinabé people Burkina Faso A' international footballers