Jannick Buyla Explained

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

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 Bubi 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		align=center	1–1	align=center	1–3	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
2.	22 January 2024	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast		align=center	4–0	align=center	4–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
3.	9 September 2024	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea		align=center	2–1	align=center	2–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jannick Buyla . 12 May 2019 . Aúpa Deportivo Aragón . es . 12 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512020215/http://www.aupadeportivoaragon.com/jannick-buyla . dead .
2. Web site: Guinea Ecuatorial convoca al juvenil zaragocista Buyla. Equatorial Guinea call up the zaragocista youngster Buyla. Heraldo de Aragón. Paco. Giménez. es. 29 March 2016. 12 May 2019. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113012311/https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2016/03/29/guinea-ecuatorial-convoca-juvenil-zaragocista-buyla-839543-611027.html. live.
3. Web site: Buyla deja el Tudelano. Buyla leaves Tudelano. Navarra Sport. es. 24 January 2018. 13 May 2019. 13 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513050521/http://navarrasport.com/noticias/buyla-deja-el-tudelano. dead.
4. Web site: Jannick Buyla 'Nick', la cara nueva del Real Zaragoza en Extremadura. Jannick Buyla 'Nick', the new face of Real Zaragoza at Extremadura. Heraldo de Aragón. es. 11 May 2019. 12 May 2019. 12 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512020216/https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2019/05/11/jannick-buyla-nick-la-cara-nueva-del-real-zaragoza-en-extremadura-1314168.html. live.
5. Web site: Jannick Buyla debuta con el primer equipo del Real Zaragoza. Jannick Buyla debuts with Real Zaragoza's first team. Real Zaragoza. es. 11 May 2019. 12 May 2019. 12 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512020229/https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/jannick-buyla-debuta-con-el-primer-equipo-del-real-zaragoza. live.
6. Web site: Marcos Baselga y Jannick Buyla amplían su contrato hasta 2024. Marcos Baselga and Jannick Buyla extend their contract until 2024. Real Zaragoza. es. 14 May 2020. 20 July 2020. 21 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200721042448/https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/marcos-baselga-y-jannick-buyla-ampl-su-contrato-hasta-2024. live.
7. Web site: Acuerdo para la cesión de Jannick Buyla al UCAM Murcia. Agreement for the loan of Jannick Buyla to UCAM Murcia. Real Zaragoza. es. 28 January 2021. 29 January 2021. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128125616/https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/acuerdo-para-la-cesi-n-de-jannick-buyla-al-ucam-murcia. live.
8. Web site: Acuerdo con el Nástic de Tarragona para la cesión de Jannick Buyla. Agreement with Nástic for the loan of Jannick Buyla. Real Zaragoza. es. 5 July 2021. 17 August 2021. 17 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817051726/https://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/acuerdo-con-el-n-stic-de-tarragona-para-la-cesi-n-de-jannick-buyla. live.
9. Web site: 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 . 1 November 2023 . SER . es-ES . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101204954/https://cadenaser.com/aragon/2022/09/01/el-real-zaragoza-cierra-el-mercado-con-la-salida-de-narvaez-al-valladolid-y-sin-refuerzo-para-el-extremo-izquierdo-radio-zaragoza/ . live .
10. Web site: 5 January 2023 . Jannick Buyla, oficialmente Blanquinegro . 1 November 2023 . CD Badajoz . es-es . 2 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202161833/https://www.clubdeportivobadajoz.es/noticias/jannick-buyla-es-oficialmente-jugador-blanquinegro/ . live .
11. Web site: 1 November 2023 . Jannick Buyla, nuevo refuerzo para el centro del campo Blanquirrojo . 1 November 2023 . SD Logroñés . es-ES . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101204955/https://sdlogrones.com/?p=20713 . live .
12. Web site: La SD Logroñés rompe con Jannick Buyla. 17 July 2024. 23 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240523163026/https://nuevecuatrouno.com/2024/01/29/la-sd-logrones-rompe-con-jannick-buyla/. live.
13. Web site: "Badajoz es el escenario idóneo para ver al mejor Buyla: la afición me apoya, la dinámica es positiva y voy a dar más". José Luis. Vela. February 3, 2023. cadena SER. 17 July 2024. 13 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240113213732/https://cadenaser.com/extremadura/2023/02/03/badajoz-es-el-escenario-idoneo-para-ver-al-mejor-buyla-la-aficion-me-apoya-la-dinamica-es-positiva-y-voy-a-dar-mas-radio-extremadura/. live.
14. Web site: Senegal see off Equatorial Guinea to reach Cup of Nations semi-final. rfi.fr. Paul. Myers. 30 January 2022. 27 October 2023. 27 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231027095737/https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20220130-senegal-see-off-equatorial-guinea-to-reach-cup-of-nations-semi-final. live.