Jannick Buyla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Buyla and the second or maternal family name is Sam.

Jannick Buyla Sam (born 6 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club Linares. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Jannick Buyla

Buyla (wearing a number 14 shirt) playing for Equatorial Guinea match in 2022.
Personal information
Full name	Jannick Buyla Sam
Date of birth	(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Linares
Number	20
Youth career
2003–2009	Amistad
2009–2010	Oliver
2010–2017	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Zaragoza B	64	(5)
2017–2018	→ Tudelano (loan)	6	(0)
2019–2022	Zaragoza	9	(0)
2021	→ UCAM Murcia (loan)	14	(2)
2021–2022	→ Gimnàstic (loan)	25	(1)
2023	Badajoz	19	(1)
2023–2024	SD Logroñés	7	(0)
2024–	Linares	8	(0)
International career^‡
2019–	Equatorial Guinea	23	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024

Nicknamed Nick in Spain,^[1] Buyla is a former member of the Equatorial Guinea national under-20 team.^[2]

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragón to Equatoguinean parents, Buyla represented UD Amistad, CD Oliver and Real Zaragoza as a youth. On 2 August 2017, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Segunda División B side CD Tudelano for one year.

Buyla made his senior debut on 24 September 2017, in a 0–0 home draw against CD Lealtad. He returned to Zaragoza on 24 January 2018,^[3] being assigned to the B-team, and finished the campaign by suffering relegation.^[4]

On 11 May 2019, Buyla made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for James Igbekeme in a 3–0 Segunda División away success over Extremadura UD.^[5] Roughly one year later, he renewed his contract until 2024 and was definitely promoted to the first team for the 2020–21 season.^[6]

On 28 January 2021, after featuring rarely, Buyla was loaned to third division side UCAM Murcia CF for the remainder of the campaign.^[7] On 5 July, he moved to Primera División RFEF side Gimnàstic de Tarragona, also on loan.^[8]

On 1 September 2022, Zaragoza terminated Buyla's contract.^[9]

On 5 January 2023, Buyla joined Primera Federación club CD Badajoz.^[10]

Following Badajoz's relegation to the Segunda Federación the previous season, Buyla stayed in the Primera Federación, signing for SD Logroñés on 1 November 2023.^[11] He was released on 29 January 2024 following accusations of attempted match fixing with his former club Badajoz last season.^[12]

Personal life

Buyla is the brother of the footballer Hugo Buyla.^[13]

International goals

Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.^[14]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 January 2022	Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Senegal	1–1	1–3	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
2.	22 January 2024	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	4–0	4–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations

References

1. "Jannick Buyla" (in Spanish). Aúpa Deportivo Aragón. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
2. Giménez, Paco (29 March 2016). "Guinea Ecuatorial convoca al juvenil zaragocista Buyla" [Equatorial Guinea call up the zaragocista youngster Buyla] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
3. [Buyla leaves Tudelano] (in Spanish). Navarra Sport. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
4. "Jannick Buyla 'Nick', la cara nueva del Real Zaragoza en Extremadura" [Jannick Buyla 'Nick', the new face of Real Zaragoza at Extremadura] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
5. "Jannick Buyla debuta con el primer equipo del Real Zaragoza" [Jannick Buyla debuts with Real Zaragoza's first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
6. "Marcos Baselga y Jannick Buyla amplían su contrato hasta 2024" [Marcos Baselga and Jannick Buyla extend their contract until 2024] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
7. "Acuerdo para la cesión de Jannick Buyla al UCAM Murcia" [Agreement for the loan of Jannick Buyla to UCAM Murcia] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
8. "Acuerdo con el Nástic de Tarragona para la cesión de Jannick Buyla" [Agreement with Nástic for the loan of Jannick Buyla] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
9. Sáez, Santiago (1 September 2022). "El Real Zaragoza cierra el mercado con la salida de Narváez al Valladolid y sin un refuerzo más para el ataque" [Real Zaragoza closes the market with the departure of Narváez to Valladolid and without another reinforcement for the attack]. SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
10. "Jannick Buyla, oficialmente Blanquinegro" (in European Spanish). CD Badajoz. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
11. "Jannick Buyla, nuevo refuerzo para el centro del campo Blanquirrojo" (in European Spanish). SD Logroñés. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
12. "La SD Logroñés rompe con Jannick Buyla".
13. Vela, José Luis (3 February 2023). ""Badajoz es el escenario idóneo para ver al mejor Buyla: la afición me apoya, la dinámica es positiva y voy a dar más"". cadena SER.
14. Myers, Paul (30 January 2022). "Senegal see off Equatorial Guinea to reach Cup of Nations semi-final". rfi.fr. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External links

• Jannick Buyla at BDFutbol  
• Jannick Buyla at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)  
• Jannick Buyla at Soccerway