Sylla Sow

Sylla Sow (born 8 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer. He plays for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.[1]

Sylla Sow
Sylla Sow playing for Go Ahead Eagles in 2023.
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Go Ahead Eagles
Number 19
Youth career
Quick 1888
2007–2015 NEC
2015–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Utrecht 95 (23)
2017–2019 Utrecht 1 (0)
2019–2021 RKC Waalwijk 48 (7)
2021–2022 Sheffield Wednesday 15 (2)
2022– Go Ahead Eagles 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:29, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Sow made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[2]

On 29 April 2018, Sow made his debut in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht in a match against Heracles Almelo, which ended in a 2–2 draw. He came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Urby Emanuelson, but was unable to score. Thereby, he became the third player from the youth academy to have made his debut in the Eredivisie after having played for Jong FC Utrecht in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. Nick Venema and Odysseus Velanas preceded him.[3]

On 2 January 2019, it was announced that Sow had signed with RKC Waalwijk.[4] He left the club as his contract expired in June 2021.[5]

On 10 August 2021, he moved to England and joined EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday.[6] He would make his debut in an EFL Trophy match against Newcastle United U21, where he would open the scoring in a 3-0 win.[7]

On 27 August 2022, it was reported that Sow returned to the Netherlands, joining Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap for an undisclosed fee.[8] However, the transfer fell through, and on 29 August 2022 Sow signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie instead.[9]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Sow is of Senegalese descent.[10]

Career statistics
As of 13 November 2022
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Utrecht 2017–18[11] Eredivisie 1000––10
2018–19[12] Eredivisie 0000––10
Total 1000000010
Jong FC Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 32700––327
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 34800––348
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 29800–20318
Total 95230000209723
RKC Waalwijk 2019–20[13] Eredivisie 20400––204
2020–21[14] Eredivisie 28300––283
Total 487000000487
Sheffield Wednesday 2021–22[15] EFL League One 13220004[lower-alpha 1]2194
2022–23[16] EFL League One 2000210041
Total 152202142235
Go Ahead Eagles 2022–23 Eredivisie 8011–0091
Career total 1673231216217836
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

    References
    1. Sylla Sow at WorldFootball.net
    2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
    3. "Sylla sow naar RKC Waalwijk". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 2 January 2019.
    4. Meijer, Chris (2 January 2019). "RKC slaat dubbelslag met deal met FC Utrecht en Ajax-jeugdexponent". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
    5. "Sow en Quasten verlaten RKC". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 May 2021.
    6. "Owls sign Dutch forward Sylla Sow". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
    7. "Happy to make my debut!". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
    8. "Sow leaves Sheffield Wednesday for De Graafschap". BBC Sport. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
    9. "GO AHEAD EAGLES TREKT SYLLA SOW AAN" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
    10. Droog, Julian (23 November 2019). "'Senegalese koning' Sylla Sow kiest het juiste pad". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    11. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    12. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    13. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    14. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    15. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    16. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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