Timothy Fayulu

Timothy Bruce Fayulu (born 24 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Swiss club Sion. Born in Switzerland, he has represented both his birthplace and DR Congo at a youth international level.

Timothy Fayulu
Personal information
Full name Timothy Bruce Fayulu
Date of birth (1999-07-24) July 24, 1999
Place of birth Geneva, Switzerland
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sion
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2008 CS Italien
2008–2011 Servette
2011–2016 Étoile Carouge
2016–2017 Olympique de Genève
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Olympique Genève 11 (0)
2018– Sion 25 (0)
National team
2015 DR Congo U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:15, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Professional career

Fayulu began his footballing career as a forward with CS Italien when he was 7 years old. Switching to goalkeeper after a growth spurt, he spent his early career with various youth clubs in Switzerland before moving to Sion in 2018.[1] Fayulu made his professional debut for the Swiss club in a 3-0 Swiss Super League win over Grasshopper on 22 May 2019.

Often used as a second-choice goalkeeper in the earliest stages of his career, the first choice being Kevin Fickentscher, during the 2020-21 season he started featuring for Sion more regularly, in alternative to the same team-mate.

International career

Born in Switzerland, Fayulu is of Congolese descent.[2] He represented the DR Congo U18 side in a friendly 8-0 loss to the England U17 in October 2015.[3]

In March 2021, he received his first call-up both from the Congolese senior national team (for two Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches)[4] and the Swiss under-21 national team: he chose the latter side, thus being selected in the squad that would take part in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia.[5]

References
  1. "Parcours d'un petit gardien de 1 mètre 91". October 19, 2017.
  2. "Foot-amical (U18): 18 Léopards retenus contre l'Angleterre". Radio Okapi. October 2, 2015.
  3. Association, The Football. "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  4. "Elim-CAN 2021: les 31 de Nsengi Biembe pour le Gabon et la Gambie avec Mbokani, Masasi, Lilepo, Inonga et Bwalya". Actualite.cd (in French). 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. Baumgartner, Stefan. "Mauro Lustrinelli annonce sa sélection pour l'EURO M21". www.football.ch (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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