Issiaga Sylla
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lens (on loan from Toulouse) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Horoya AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Horoya AC | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Toulouse | 152 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Lens (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Lens B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Guinea | 51 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:58, 17 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ligue 1 club RC Lens, on loan from Toulouse FC.[1]
Club career
Toulouse
Sylla was born in Conakry, Guinea. He made his debut for Toulouse FC, starting as a left-midfielder, in the 4–2 win over Lille on 4 May 2013.
Gazélec Ajaccio (loan)
Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.[2]
International career
He made his international debut for Guinea at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela.
He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 17 November 2019[4]
| Guinea | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 |
| Total | 51 | 2 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2017 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France |  Gabon |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 November 2019 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea |  Namibia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ^ Issiaga Sylla at Soccerway
- ^ "Issiaga Sylla loaned to GFC Ajaccio (in French)". corsematin.com. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ ghana / guinea / 1994425 /
- ^ a b "Issiaga Sylla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links
- Issiaga Sylla at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Association football fullbacks
- Sportspeople from Conakry
- Guinean footballers
- Guinea international footballers
- Guinean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Toulouse FC players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- Horoya AC players
- RC Lens players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players