*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 15, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 10, 2018
Clément Yvan Landry Bayiha (born March 8, 1999) is a soccer player who plays for HFX Wanderers FC on loan from York United of the Canadian Premier League. Born in Cameroon, he represented Canada at youth international level.
Early life
Born in Cameroon, he moved to Guipry, France at the age of five with his family.[1] He began playing youth soccer in France at age eight with US Bain de Bretagne.[1] At age 11, he moved to Ste-Thérèse, Quebec in Canada with his family.[1] In Canada, he played youth soccer with AS Blainville, before joining the Montreal Impact Academy in 2016.[2] In 2018, he attended pre-season training camp with the Montreal Impact first team.[3][4]
Club career
In July 2018, he signed a contract with Ottawa Fury FC in the USL for the remainder of the season, immediately being sent on a short-term loan for a few days to the Montreal Impact.[2] He made his professional debut with the Fury a month later on August 22 against the Bethlehem Steel.[5] He made two appearances with the Fury, before departing the club.[6]
In November 2018, Bayiha signed a homegrown player contract with the Montreal Impact (later renamed CF Montréal) of Major League Soccer.[7] After the 2021 season, CF Montreal would announce that they would not exercise the option on Bayiha's contract, ending his time with the club after three seasons.[8]
In January 2022, Bayiha joined HamKam of the Norwegian Eliteserien.[9][10] At the end of the season, he departed the club, choosing to return to Canada following limited playing time.[11][12]