Jannick Buyla Sam (born 6 October 1998) is a professional

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who plays for

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club

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. Born in Spain, he represents the Equatorial Guinea national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as an

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. Nicknamed ''Nick'' in Spain, Buyla is a former member of the Equatorial Guinea national under-20 team.

Club career

Born in

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, Aragón to Equatorial Guinean parents, Buyla represented UD Amistad, CD Oliver and

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as a youth. On 2 August 2017, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to

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side

CD Tudelano Club Deportivo Tudelano is a Spanish football team based in Tudela, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1935 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Tudela'', with a capacity of ...

for one year. Buyla made his senior debut on 24 September 2017, in a 0–0 home draw against

CD Lealtad Club Deportivo Lealtad de Villaviciosa (English: Loyalty Sporting Club of Villaviciosa) is a Spanish football team based in Villaviciosa, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1916, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 2 ...

. He returned to Zaragoza on 24 January 2018, being assigned to

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, and finished the campaign by suffering relegation. On 11 May 2019, Buyla made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–0

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away success over Extremadura UD. Roughly one year later, he renewed his contract until 2024 and was definitely promoted to the first team for the 2020–21 season. On 28 January 2021, after featuring rarely, Buyla was loaned to third division side UCAM Murcia CF for the remainder of the campaign. On 5 July, he moved to Primera División RFEF side Gimnàstic de Tarragona also in a temporary deal.

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* * * 1998 births Living people Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent Equatoguinean footballers Association football wingers Association football midfielders Equatorial Guinea youth international footballers Equatorial Guinea international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Footballers from Zaragoza Spanish footballers CD Tudelano footballers Real Zaragoza B players Real Zaragoza players UCAM Murcia CF players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers CD Badajoz players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda División players Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub