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Dylan Bikey
French professional footballer
Dylan Nguene Bikey (born 18 February 1995) is a French footballer who plays as a striker or winger. He has previously played for Nantes, Dieppe, Stirling Albion, Heart of Midlothian, Doxa Katokopias and Drancy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan Julien Nguene Bikey | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Nantes | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Nantes B | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Dieppe | 4 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Stirling Albion | 7 | (6) |
| 2017 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Doxa Katokopias | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Drancy (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Stirling Albion | 41 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:33, 11 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
In August 2013, Bikey signed a two-year contract with Nantes, after being the subject of interest from English club Everton.[2]
On 25 November 2016, Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion signed Bikey on an amateur contract.[3] During his time at the club, Bikey scored nine goals in nine games in all competitions.
On 27 January 2017, Bikey signed for Heart of Midlothian after leaving Stirling Albion a day prior.[4][5] Bikey had been training at city rivals Hibernian ahead of a possible transfer.[6] Hearts signed Bikey on amateur forms to avoid paying a compensation fee to Dieppe, one of his former clubs.[7] After two months with Hearts, Bikey returned to Forthbank, joining Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the season.[8] After just four months with Hearts, Bikey was released from the club at the end of his contract in May 2017.[9]
After three months without a club, Bikey signed for Cypriot First Division side Doxa Katokopias in August 2017.[10]
After spending time on loan at Drancy,[11] Bikey signed for Stirling Albion for a third time in August 2019, agreeing a contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[12] On 11 January 2022, Bikey was released from his contract at Stirling Albion for personal reasons.[13]
Born in France, Bikey is of Cameroonian and Ivorian descent.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2014–15 | CFA | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Dieppe | 2015–16 | CFA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | |
| Stirling Albion | 2016–17 | Scottish League Two | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Doxa Katokopias | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| JA Drancy (loan) | 2018–19 | Championnat National | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Stirling Albion | 2019–20 | Scottish League Two | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Career total | 51 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 13 | ||
- Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- "Dylan Nguene Bikey". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Nantes blinde Bikey". L'Équipe. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Double signing". Stirling Albion F.C. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Hearts sign French striker Dylan Bikey after Stirling Albion exit". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Dylan departs". Stirling Albion F.C. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Hearts sign Hibs' trialist striker Dylan Bikey". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
- Anderson, Barry (1 March 2017). "Dylan Bikey: I'm playing without pay to fulfil my Hearts dream". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Bikey's back!". Stirling Albion FC. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Six departures". Heart of Mithlothian FC. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Hearts sign midfield pair Manuel Milinkovic and Ross Callachan". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- Wales, Peter (8 June 2019). "Where are they now: Ian Cathro's 16 signings for Hearts". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "Bikey returns to Forthbank!". Stirling Albion. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "Player Update - Dylan Bikey". Stirling Albion FC. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- "Afrique Dylan Nguéné Bikey rejoint le Heart of Midlothian (D1 Ecosse)". January 31, 2017.
- Dylan Bikey at Soccerbase
- Dylan Bikey at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- Dylan Bikey at Soccerbase
- Dylan Bikey at Soccerway
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