Vakoun Bayo, the athletic striker of TFC in 2020/21, was before J1 the last player to score a brace for his first appearance in Ligue 2 BKT. The Ivorian had not taken advantage of his performance in a heavy Toulouse defeat in Grenoble (5-3, J2), in August 2020.
But during the first day on Saturday, two neophytes shone by scoring each twice. First Ousmane Camara during Auxerre’s big success at Valenciennes (1-4), then Rayan Ghrieb in the colors of the promoted Dunkirk, allowing his side to take a draw against ESTAC (2-2). He who finished 2nd in the scorers last season in the National.
Ranking of scorers
For his part, the 21-year-old Senegalese confirmed his last season with the AJA reserve (16 goals).
Ousmane Camara, the 2nd from Auxerre to sign a double for his 1st
Camara becomes the 2nd Auxerrois to sign a double on his debut in Ligue 2 BKT, since before him Yannis Mbombo had done as well in 2014/15. The Belgian also scored twice in the derby against Troyes in J1.
If the latter had only finished the season with three goals, Adrian Grbic (17 goals in 19/20) and Cédric Fauré (20 goals in 02/03) had been ranked 2nd and 1st in the scorers’ rankings after starting their season with a double.
Finally, only one player managed to afford a hat-trick on his debut: Abraham Guié Guié. The Ivorian had hit hard, since he had scored a second hat-trick in his 3rd game, reaching 9 goals after six games.
Players who scored twice for their 1st match in Ligue 2 BKT (in the 21st century):
Ousmane Camara (AJ Auxerre vs VAFC, August 5, 2023)
Rayan Ghrieb (USL Dunkerque vs ESTAC Troyes, August 5, 2023)
Vakoun Bayo (Toulouse FC vs GF38, August 29, 2020)
Levi Lumeka (ESTAC Troyes vs HAC, August 24, 2020)
Adrian Grbic (Clermont Foot vs Chateauroux, July 26, 2019)
Moussa Djitté (GF38 vs EA Guingamp, July 26, 2019)
Yannis Mbombo (AJ Auxerre vs ESTAC Troyes, September 15, 2014)
Abraham Guié Guié (Tours FC vs CS Sedan, August 6, 2010)
Jacob Mulenga (Châteauroux vs Niort, August 27, 2004)
Fodé Mansaré (Montpellier HSC vs ESTAC Troyes, August 8, 2004)
Moumouni Dagano (EA Guingamp vs GF38, August 6, 2004)
Cédric Fauré (TFC vs FC Istres, August 3, 2002)
Mickaël Dogbé (GF38 vs SM Caen, July 28, 2001)
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