Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugo Buyla Sam | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Sampdoria (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | El Olivar | ||
2018–2021 | Zaragoza | ||
2021– | Atalanta | ||
2023– | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Sampdoria (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 13 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2024 |
Hugo Buyla Sam (born 8 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Atalanta. 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 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 penalty shootout win over 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]