Rayyan Baniya

Rayyan Baniya (born 18 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Konyaspor. Born in Italy, he chose to represent Turkey at international level.

Club career Verona He joined the Under-19 squad of Verona before the 2016–17 season. He did not receive any call-ups to the senior squad in 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Serie D side Mantova. On 29 June 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Verona for a three-year term.

Loan to Renate On 17 July 2019 he joined Serie C club Renate on loan.

He made his professional Serie C debut for Renate on 25 August 2019 in a game against Giana Erminio. He started the game and played the whole match.

Second loan to Mantova On 1 September 2020, he returned to Mantova, this time in Serie C.

Fatih Karagümrük On 22 June 2021, he signed with Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey.

Trabzonspor On 18 August 2023, he signed a 4+1 year contract with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.

On 26 August 2024, Baniya moved to Palermo in Serie B on loan, with an option to buy.

International career In October 2023, Baniya received his first call-up to the Turkey senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia.

Personal life Born in Bologna, Italy to a Beninese father and a Turkish mother, Baniya holds Italian and Turkish passports.