Hugo Buyla

Hugo Buyla Sam 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 football team|Equatorial Guinea national team].

Club career

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 1919|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.