Abdoulaye Sylla (footballer, born 2000)

Abdoulaye Sylla (born 10 April 2000) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Guinea national team.

For other people named Abdoulaye Sylla, see Abdoulaye Sylla (disambiguation).

Abdoulaye Sylla
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2020 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Nantes II 36 (1)
2021–2022 Nantes 4 (0)
2022–2023 Seraing 22 (0)
International career‡
2021– Guinea 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:43, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Sylla arrived to France in 2011 from Guinea, and that year joined the youth academy of Nantes.[1] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 May 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Nantes in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Nîmes on 28 February 2021.[3]

On 27 July 2022, Sylla signed a two-year contract with Seraing in Belgium.[4]

International career

Sylla debuted for the Guinea national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Togo on 5 June 2021.[5]

References
  1. "Académie - Abdoulaye Sylla, Made in FC Nantes". FR.
  2. "Nantes : Abdoulaye Sylla (20 ans) signe son premier contrat professionnel". L'Équipe.
  3. "Nîmes vs. Nantes - 28 February 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. "MERCATO : BIENVENUE À ABDOULAYE SYLLA !" (in French). Seraing. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. "Match Report of Togo vs Guinea - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.


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