Timothy Fayulu

Timothy Bruce Fayulu (born 24 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Swiss club FC Sion. Born in Switzerland, he represents the DR Congo internationally.

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 75
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 10 (0)
National team‡
2015 DR Congo U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2018

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 for FC Sion in a 3-0 Swiss Super League win over Grasshopper on 22 May 2019.[2]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Fayulu is of Congolese descent.[3] He represented the DR Congo U18s in a friendly 8-0 loss to the England U17 in October 2015.[4]

References
  1. "Parcours d'un petit gardien de 1 mètre 91". October 19, 2017.
  2. "Grasshopper vs. Sion - 22 May 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. "Foot-amical (U18): 18 Léopards retenus contre l'Angleterre". Radio Okapi. October 2, 2015.
  4. Association, The Football. "England U17s hit eight in World Cup warm-up with DR Congo". www.thefa.com.
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