| Hugo Buyla | |
| Full Name: | Hugo Buyla Sam |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | América under-23 |
| Clubnumber: | 224 |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | CD Oliver |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Zaragoza |
| Youthyears3: | 2021–2024 |
| Youthclubs3: | Atalanta |
| Youthyears4: | 2023–2024 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
| Youthyears5: | 2024– |
| Youthclubs5: | América |
| Years1: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Atalanta |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Equatorial Guinea |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20:15, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 January 2024 |
Hugo Buyla Sam (born 8 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX under-23 club América. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Buyla is a youth product of the Spanish clubs El Olivar and Zaragoza, before moving to the youth academy of the Italian club Atalanta in 2021.[1] On 31 August 2023, he joined the Serie B club Sampdoria on loan from Atalanta.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Sampdoria as a late substitute in a 4–0 Coppa Italia loss to Salernitana on 31 October 2023.[3]
Born in Spain, Buyla is of Equatoguinean Bubi descent. In November 2023 he received his first callup to the Equatorial Guinea national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4] He made his international debut with the Equatorial Guinea in a friendly 1–1 draw against Djibouti on 9 January 2024.[5] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
Buyla is the brother of the footballer Jannick Buyla.[7]