Bayéré Junior Loué

Bayéré Junior Loué (born 14 January 2001) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira.

Early life Loué was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but grew up in Tunisia where he started to play football at age nine with Espérance de Tunis. He later moved back to his native country, where he represented local club Olympique Sport d’Abobos before joining the prestigious academy of ASEC Mimosas in his teens.

Club career On 23 May 2019, Loué joined Swedish side Hammarby IF on loan, together with ASEC teammate Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, after a successful trial. Both players completed a permanent transfer on 30 December the same year, signing four-year deals with the club.

In 2020, Loué went on loan to Hammarby's affiliated club IK Frej in Ettan, Sweden's third tier. He spent the vast majority of the season nursing a knee and thigh injury, and ultimately played four league games as the club finished 9th in the table.

On 20 February 2021, Loué made his competitive debut for Hammarby, in a 4–1 home win against AFC Eskilstuna, in the group stage of the main domestic cup, Svenska Cupen. On 30 May 2021, Loué won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen with Hammarby, through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final. In total, he made five Allsvenskan appearances for the side in 2021. He returned to Sweden in 2022, being sent on loan to affiliated club Hammarby TFF in Ettan, scoring three goals in 19 appearances.

On 13 August 2023, Loué completed a permanent transfer to Javor Ivanjica in the Serbian SuperLiga, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.

On 21 July 2026, Loué signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira FK.

Personal life He is the son of former professional footballer Edgar Loué.

Honours Hammarby IF Svenska Cupen: 2020–21