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Issiaga Sylla
Sylla in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Montpellier
Number 3
Youth career
–2011 Horoya AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Horoya AC 1 (0)
2012–2015 Toulouse B 18 (1)
2013–2023 Toulouse 194 (9)
2015–2016Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 34 (0)
2020–2021Lens (loan) 20 (1)
2020Lens B (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Montpellier 16 (1)
International career
2011– Guinea 67 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 11 May 2022 (UTC)~

Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Guinea national team.[1]

Club career

Sylla was born in Conakry, Guinea. He made his debut for Toulouse on 4 May 2013, starting as a left midfielder in a 4–2 win over Lille.[citation needed]

Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.[2]

On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[3]

International career

Sylla made his international debut for the Guinea national team at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela.[citation needed] He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.[4]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 March 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guinea 2011 1 0
2012 0 0
2013 5 0
2014 7 0
2015 11 0
2016 5 0
2017 8 1
2018 5 0
2019 12 1
2020 1 0
2021 6 0
2022 6 1
Total 67 3
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Issiaga Sylla
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
3 10 January 2022 Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon  Malawi 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Horoya AC

Toulouse

References

  1. ^ Issiaga Sylla at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Issiaga Sylla loaned to GFC Ajaccio (in French)". corsematin.com. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Issiaga Sylla rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ ghana / guinea / 1994425 /
  5. ^ a b "Issiaga Sylla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.