External links
- Hugo Buyla at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Hugo Buyla at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hugo Buyla at Soccerway
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| 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 | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América under-23 | ||
| Number | 224 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | CD Oliver | ||
| 2018–2021 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2021–2024 | Atalanta | ||
| 2023–2024 | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
| 2024– | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:15, 18 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 January 2024 | |||
Hugo Buyla Sam (born 8 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX under-23 club América. 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. On 31 August 2023, he joined the Serie B club Sampdoria on loan from Atalanta. 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.
Born in Spain, Buyla is of Equatoguinean Bubi 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. He made his international debut with the Equatorial Guinea in a friendly 1–1 draw against Djibouti on 9 January 2024. He was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Buyla is the brother of the footballer Jannick Buyla.
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