Cyriaque Irié
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyriaque Kalou Bi Irié[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Vavoua, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Freiburg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RC Abidjan[3] | |||
| –2023 | Réal du Faso | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Dijon | 25 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Dijon B | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Troyes | 33 | (6) |
| 2025– | Freiburg | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Burkina Faso | 3 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025 | |||
Cyriaque Kalou Bi Irié (born 20 June 2005) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Born in the Ivory Coast, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
[edit]Irié was born in Vavoua, Ivory Coast, before moving to Burkina Faso, where he played for Ouagadougou club Réal du Faso.[4]
Dijon
[edit]Irié signed for French club Dijon in 2023,[5] who were competing in Championnat National at the time. He played his first game for the club in August 2023, a 0–0 home draw against Rouen, coming on for Rayan Souici in the 79th minute.[6] He played his first game for the Dijon B team soon after, scoring a goal and also registering an assist in a 6–1 win over Sochaux B.[7] Irié scored his first goal for the first team in a 2–1 victory over Versailles, scoring the winner in the 84th minute.[8] Irié would go on to register 6 goals that season, as Dijon finished 4th.
Troyes
[edit]Despite interest from several clubs, such as AC Milan,[9] Lens, Brentford and Leicester City,[10] Irié signed for Ligue 2 side Troyes,[11][12] for a reported €3 million.[13] He made his debut for Troyes in a 1–0 defeat to Clermont.[14] Irié scored his first goal for his new team in a 3–0 home win over Pau.[15] Irié made an impressive start to life at Troyes, winning player of the month in September[16] and December.[17]
Freiburg
[edit]Irié signed for Bundesliga outfit SC Freiburg in 2025 for an undisclosed fee.[18] He joined the club on 1 July 2025.
International career
[edit]Irié has been called up to play for both the Burkina Faso U20 and the senior team.[19] In June 2025, Irié scored his first senior international goal in a 2-0 friendly win over Zimbabwe.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dijon | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 7 | |
| Dijon B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Troyes | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 38 | 8 | |
| SC Freiburg | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 16 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 5 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | |
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2025 | National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 September 2025 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Djibouti |
1–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cyriaque Irié at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Irié height". fbref.com.
- ^ "Irié youth career". africafoot.com (in French).
- ^ "Real du Faso". realdufaso.com (in French).
- ^ "Cyriaque Irié signs pro contract". dfco.fr (in French).
- ^ "Dijon 0-0 Rouen". Soccerway.
- ^ "Dijon B 6-1 Sochaux B". Soccerway.
- ^ "Irié first Dijon goal". Soccerway.
- ^ "Milan interest in Irié". sempremilan.com.
- ^ "Interest in Irié". getfootballnewsfrance.com.
- ^ "Irié joins Troyes". estac.fr (in French).
- ^ "Irié joins Troyes". dfco.fr (in French).
- ^ "Irié transfer fee". 226foot.com (in French).
- ^ "Troyes 0-1 Clermont". Soccerway.
- ^ "Troyes 3-0 Pau-Irié first goal for Troyes". Soccerway.
- ^ "Irié player of month in September". estac.fr (in French).
- ^ "Irié player of the month in December". liberation-champagne.fr (in French).
- ^ "Cyriaque Irié signs for Freiburg". scfreiburg.com.
- ^ "Burkina Faso squad 2025". cafonline.com.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Lose 2–0 To Burkina Faso In Friendly". news.pindula.co.zw.