Jannick Buyla Sam (born 6 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club SD Logroñés. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Nicknamed Nick in Spain, Buyla is a former member of the Equatorial Guinea national under-20 team.
Club career Born in Zaragoza, Aragón to Equatorial Guinean Fang parents, Buyla represented UD Amistad, CD Oliver and Real Zaragoza as a youth. On 2 August 2017, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Segunda División B side CD Tudelano for one year.
Buyla made his senior debut on 24 September 2017, in a 0–0 home draw against CD Lealtad. He returned to Zaragoza on 24 January 2018, being assigned to the B-team, and finished the campaign by suffering relegation.
On 11 May 2019, Buyla made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for James Igbekeme in a 3–0 Segunda División away success over Extremadura UD. Roughly one year later, he renewed his contract until 2024 and was definitely promoted to the first team for the 2020–21 season.
