Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1971)

Mohamed Sylla (22 February 1971 – 9 June 2010) was a Guinean professional footballer who played as a forward.

For people with similar names, see Mohamed Sylla.
Mohamed Sylla
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Lamine Sylla
Date of birth (1971-02-22)22 February 1971
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Date of death 9 June 2010(2010-06-09) (aged 39)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Hafia Conakry 33 (22)
1988–1989 USM Libreville 36 (23)
1989–1995 Willem II 145 (24)
1995–1997 FC Martigues 46 (6)
1997–1998 Ayr United 3 (0)
1998–2000 Paniliakos 15 (1)
2000 Niort 4 (0)
2000–2001 Istres 0 (0)
2001–2002 Stade Tunisien 0 (0)
Total 282 (76)
International career
1988–1999 Guinea 23 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry. scoring many goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville he caught the eye of Dutch side Willem II. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in the Netherlands and stayed six years in Tilburg before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at FC Twente played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he ever saw snow.[1]

International career

Sylla played for the Guinea national team for several years.

Death

Sylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in Marseille, after a long battle against lung and pancreatic cancer.[2]

Personal life

His son Abdoul Karim Sylla is also a professional footballer.[3][4]

References
  1. "Uit de oude doos: aflevering 81 - 100". Willem II (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. "Oud-Willem II-speler Sylla overleden". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. "Transfert : Pascal Feindouno Et Abdoul Karim Sylla Au CS Sedan (Officiel)". Le Grand Debát de Football (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. "FEINDOUNO officiel à Sedan (National) avec son fils adoptif Socrates Junior". Guineefoot.info (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.


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