Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1971)
Personal information | |||
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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) | Striker | ||
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 | Chamois Niortais FC | 4 | (0) |
2000–2001 | FC Istres | 0 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Stade Tunisien | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1990–1998 | Guinea | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohamed Sylla (Conakry, 22 February 1971 – Marseille, 9 June 2010) was a Guinean footballer who played as a forward. He is not to be confused with compatriots Mohamed Ofei Sylla and Mohammed 'Momo' Sylla.
Club career
Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry, before catching the eye of Dutch side Willem II when scoring loads of goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in the Netherlands and stayed 6 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.
International career
Sylla played for the Guinea national football 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.[1]
Son
His son, Abdoul Karim Sylla (born Turnov in 1992 and grown up in Tilburg plays now for Montpellier HSC.
External links
- Chamois Niort profile
- Mohamed Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ^ Oud-Willem II-speler Sylla overleden - De Telegraaf Template:Nl
- 1971 births
- 2010 deaths
- Guinean footballers
- Guinea international footballers
- 1994 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate footballers in Gabon
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Eredivisie players
- Ligue 1 players
- FC Martigues players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Chamois Niortais F.C. players
- FC Istres players
- Paniliakos F.C. players
- Guinean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Guinean expatriates in Tunisia
- Sportspeople from Conakry
- Hafia FC players
- Scottish Football League players
- Stade Tunisien players
- Association footballers not categorized by position
- Guinean football biography stubs