Mohamed Sylla (22 February 1971 – 9 June 2010) was a Guinean professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Lamine Sylla | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Date of death | 9 June 2010 (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 | Libreville | 36 | (23) |
| 1989–1995 | Willem II | 145 | (24) |
| 1995–1997 | 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
editSylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry; scoring many goals at Gabonese league side 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 Twente played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he had ever seen snow.[1]
International career
editSylla played for the Guinea national team for several years.
Death
editSylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in Marseille, after a long battle against lung and pancreatic cancer.[2]
Personal life
editHis son Abdoul Karim Sylla is also a professional footballer.[3][4]
External links
edit- Mohamed Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com
- Chamois Niort profile
References
edit- ^ "Uit de oude doos: aflevering 81 - 100". Willem II (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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