Bayéré Junior Loué

Bayéré Junior Loué (born 14 January 2001) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Bayéré Junior Loué
Loué with Hammarby IF in 2021.
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23)[1]
Place of birthAbidjan, Ivory Coast
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Javor Ivanjica
Number27
Youth career
Espérance de Tunis
Olympique Sport d’Abobos
0000–2019ASEC Mimosas
2019–2020Hammarby IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023Hammarby IF5(0)
2020IK Frej (loan)4(0)
2021Železničar Pančevo (loan)16(2)
2022Hammarby TFF (loan)19(3)
2022–2023Göztepe (loan)5(1)
2023–Javor Ivanjica14(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023

Early life

Loué was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but grew up in Tunisia where he started to play football at age nine with Espérance de Tunis. He later moved back to his native country, where he represented local club Olympique Sport d’Abobos before joining the prestigious academy of ASEC Mimosas in his teens.[2]

Club career

On 23 May 2019, Loué joined Swedish side Hammarby IF on loan, together with ASEC teammate Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, after a successful trial.[3] Both players completed a permanent transfer on 30 December the same year, signing four-year deals with the club.[4]

In 2020, Loué went on loan to Hammarby's affiliated club IK Frej in Ettan, Sweden's third tier. He spent the vast majority of the season nursing a knee and thigh injury,[5] and ultimately played four league games as the club finished 9th in the table.[6]

On 20 February 2021, Loué made his competitive debut for Hammarby, in a 4–1 home win against AFC Eskilstuna, in the group stage of the main domestic cup, Svenska Cupen.[7] On 30 May 2021, Loué won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[8][9] In total, he made five Allsvenskan appearances for the side in 2021.[6]

On 15 September 2021, Loué was sent on loan to Železničar Pančevo in the Serbian First League for the remainder of the year.[10] He returned to Sweden in 2022, being sent on loan to affiliated club Hammarby TFF in Ettan, scoring three goals in 19 appearances.[6]

On 8 February 2023, Loué joined Göztepe, competing in the Turkish second tier TFF First League, on loan from Hammarby.[11][12]

On 13 August 2023, Loué completed a permanent transfer to Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian SuperLiga, signing a three and a half-year contract.[13]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional footballer Edgar Loué.[2]

Career statistics

As of 17 August 2023[14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IK Frej (loan)2020Ettan400040
Hammarby IF2021Allsvenskan50201[a]080
Železničar Pančevo (loan)2021Serbian First League16210172
Hammarby TFF (loan)2022Ettan19300193
Göztepe (loan)2022–231. Lig510051
Career total4963010536

Honours

Hammarby IF

References