Mamadou Sylla (footballer, born 1994)

Mamadou Sylla Diallo (born 20 March 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Valladolid.

Mamadou Sylla
Sylla in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Sylla Diallo
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994
Place of birth Kédougou, Senegal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Valladolid
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2011 Barcelona
2011–2012 Mataró
2012–2013 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 64 (15)
2015 → Racing Santander (loan) 11 (3)
2015–2017 Espanyol 14 (0)
2016–2017 → Eupen (loan) 35 (12)
2017–2020 Gent 29 (1)
2018 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 14 (1)
2019 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 13 (4)
2020 → Orenburg (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 Girona 37 (9)
2021–2023 Alavés 34 (4)
2022 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Valladolid 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2023

Career

Born in Kédougou,[1] Sylla moved to Spain in 2004, aged ten, and joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009.[2] He subsequently represented CE Mataró and RCD Espanyol, and made his senior debuts with the latter's reserve team in 2013, in Segunda División B.

On 27 March 2015 Sylla joined Segunda División strugglers Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the campaign, as a short-term replacement to injured Mamadou Koné.[3] He played his first match as a professional on 5 April, starting in a 2–0 home loss against UE Llagostera.[4]

Six days later Sylla scoring his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against RCD Mallorca.[5] He returned to the Pericos in June, scoring three goals in 11 appearances but suffering team relegation.

Sylla made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 27 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Víctor Sánchez in a 0–3 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.[6] On 3 December, he scored his first goal for the team, coming off the bench to open a 1–1 draw at Levante UD in the first leg of the last 16 of the season's Copa del Rey.[7]

On 11 July 2016, Sylla was loaned to Belgian club KAS Eupen for one year.[8] He subsequently joined KAA Gent permanently, but served loan stints at SV Zulte-Waregem and Sint-Truidense VV.

On 5 January 2020, Sylla signed with Russian Premier League side FC Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9][10] On 9 October, he returned to Spain after joining second division side Girona FC on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[11]

On 20 August 2021, Sylla agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.[12] The following 31 January, he moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]

Back to the Babazorros for the 2022–23 season, Sylla scored four times as the club returned to the top tier at first attempt. On 1 September 2023, he terminated his contract with the club,[14][15] and signed a one-year deal with Real Valladolid just hours later.[15][16]

References
  1. “No se puede decir que no a un club histórico como el Racing”, Mamadou Sylla ("You cannot say no to a historical club like Racing", Mamadou Sylla); Racing Santander, 31 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. Mamadou Sylla, presentado con el Racing de Santander (Mamadou Sylla, presented with Racing de Santander); Sport, 31 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. Mamadou Sylla refuerza la delantera del Racing (Mamadou Sylla bolsters Racing's attack); Racing Santander, 27 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. El Llagostera agranda su racha, se acerca a la promoción y complica mucho la vida al Racing (Llagostera extends its run, draws near the promotion zones and complicates Racing's life); Marca, 5 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. El Racing aprovecha los regalos del Mallorca y suma tres puntos de oro (Racing takes advantage of Mallorca's gifts and gets three golden points); Marca, 11 April 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. Lucas Pérez lidera a un Dépor brillante (Lucas Pérez leads a brilliant Dépor); Marca, 27 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. "Roger mantiene con vida al Levante" [Roger gives Levante hope] (in Spanish). Marca. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. Mamadou, cedit al KAS Eupen belga (Mamadou, loaned to Belgian KAS Eupen); RCD Espanyol, 11 July 2016 (in Catalan)
  9. "Мамаду Силла заключил контракт с ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 5 January 2020.
  10. "MAMADOU SYLLA VERHUURD AAN FK ORENBURG" (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 9 January 2020.
  11. "El Girona FC fitxa el davanter Mamadou Sylla" (in Catalan). Girona FC. 9 October 2020.
  12. "El Deportivo Alavés cierra el fichaje de Mamadou Sylla" [Deportivo Alavés complete the signing of Mamadou Sylla] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  13. "Deportivo Alavés y Rayo Vallecano llegan a un acuerdo para la cesión de Mamadou Sylla" [Deportivo Alavés and Rayo Vallecano reach an agreement for the loan of Mamadou Sylla] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. "Mamadou Sylla cierra su etapa en el Deportivo Alavés" [Mamadou Sylla ends his spell at Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  15. Bailador, Ignacio (1 September 2023). "Sylla, el décimo y último fichaje". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. "Sylla para el ataque del Real Valladolid" [Sylla for the attack of Real Valladolid] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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