Mohamed Bayo

Following his move to Gaziantep FK, Bayo's current-season form is up 657% on last season (Season 7→53), while his Rating eased 41→39. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 73).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gaziantep FKLoan · 12th	29	15	3	6.9	39	53
2024/25	AntwerpLoan · 5th	13	1	2	6.58	41	7
2024/25	Lille · 5th	12	2	1	6.52	61	10
2023/24	Le HavreLoan · 15th	22	5	2	6.83	69	27
2022/23	Lille · 5th	27	4	1	6.65	72	16
2021/22	Clermont Foot · 17th	32	14	5	6.96	80	57

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Guinea · international

Side	Apps	G
Guinea	29	8

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Bayo is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Gaziantep FK, enjoying a standout season — 15 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 53, top 12% of Süper Lig centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 39.1, ranking 126th of 326 in the Süper Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (76.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.69 goal contributions per 90 (0.57 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bayo.

Judged on this season alone, Bayo graded 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 34 centre-forwards in the Süper Lig, on 15 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances (0.69 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 53). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 33% of the 34 centre-forwards in the Süper Lig. At 28 Bayo is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2021/225 clubs

Current potentialTop 33% centre-forwards · Süper Lig Current seasonTop 12% centre-forwards · Süper Lig4th-best centre-forward in the Süper Lig126th in the Süper Lig · potential11th-highest potential centre-forward in the Süper Lig

39.1

Ratingi

11th of 34 centre-forwards

52.6

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

76.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.69

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Gaziantep FK finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.52

Goals / app

15 goals in 29 appearances (0.52 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (12th of 18). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 18 goal contributions (0.62 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 76.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.69 goal contributions per 90 (0.57 goals, 0.12 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.1, Bayo carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Süper Lig (top 33%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.69 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %76.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.575

Assists / 900.115

Goal contribution / 900.69

Defensive actions / 900.766

Player flow

Goal involvements18

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %52.6

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %57.4

Cards / 900.077

Foul involvement / 900.92

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 28, Bayo sits on 9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bayo's projected Rating — 39.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals15

Shots on target30

Shots57

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles27

Dribble success57.4%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions2

Blocks8

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13M total transfer fees · 9 moves

Lille(back from loan)2026/27 – now

Gaziantep FK(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Lille(back from loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Antwerp(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Lille(back from loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Le Havre(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Lille2022/23 – 2023/24€ 13M

Clermont Foot(back from loan)2020/21 – 2022/23

Dunkerque(on loan)2018/19 – 2020/21

Clermont Footuntil 2018/19

About M. Bayo

Mohamed Lamine Bayo is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for Gaziantep FK, born on June 4, 1998 in Clermont-Ferrand, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Guinea. Gaziantep FK currently sit 12th of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, M. Bayo has made 29 appearances with 15 goals and 3 assists across 2,349 minutes, averaging a 6.95 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Süper Lig and the Türkiye Kupası.

When M. Bayo plays, Gaziantep FK's record this season is 6W-10D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.75 at home against 7.05 on the road.

Recent matches

May 16, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Başakşehir (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Göztepe (90 minutes, 1 goal, 6.7 rating)
May 1, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Beşiktaş (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Eyüpspor (64 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 20, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Kayserispor (68 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
April 13, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Rizespor (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Alanyaspor (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 17, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Fenerbahçe (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 13, 2026: 4-1 win away at Antalyaspor (90 minutes, 2 goals, 1 assist, 9 rating)
March 8, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Fatih Karagümrük (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Bayo at 39.1 with a Season form score of 52.6, ranking 126th of 326 centre-forwards in the Süper Lig. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Bayo has totalled 220 club appearances with 91 goals and 21 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 37 appearances for Clermont Foot.

M. Bayo's career has also included time at Lille, Antwerp, Le Havre, Clermont Foot and Dunkerque.

On the international stage, M. Bayo has represented Guinea — 29 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Gaziantep FK finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points