Moussa Sylla (footballer, born 1999)
 Sylla playing for France U20 against US U20 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moussa Sylla[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Étampes, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Étampes FC | ||
| 2012–2014 | CS Brétigny | ||
| 2014–2018 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Monaco II | 45 | (26) |
| 2018–2020 | Monaco | 24 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | FC Utrecht | 57 | (7) |
| 2020–2022 | Jong FC Utrecht | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Caen | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pau (loan) | 35 | (15) |
| 2024 | Pau | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Schalke 04 | 16 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | France U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | France B | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mali | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Moussa Sylla (born 25 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
Club career
[edit]Monaco
[edit]On 10 February 2017, Sylla signed his first professional contract with Monaco keeping him at the club until June 2020.[2] He made his professional debut for Monaco in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Guingamp on 21 April 2018.[3]
He scored his first professional goals on his first start on 6 May 2018, finding the back of the net both times in a 2–1 away victory against Caen in Ligue 1.[4]
He was released from Monaco upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season.[5]
FC Utrecht
[edit]On 15 September 2020, Sylla signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, with an option to extend the contract until 2024.[6] On 25 September 2021, he scores his second goal of the season against PEC Zwolle.[7]
Caen
[edit]On 31 January 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 2 club Caen on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[8]
Pau
[edit]On 8 August 2023, Sylla was loaned to Pau for the 2023–24 season.[9] Pau activated an option to buy for €300,000 at the end of the season. However, Sylla was immediately transferred to Schalke 04 for a reported fee of €2,5 million.[10]
Schalke 04
[edit]On 24 June 2024, Sylla signed a four-year contract with German 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[11]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Sylla is of Malian descent. A former youth international for France, he was called up to the Mali national team for a set of friendlies in March 2024.[12] He made his debut on 22 March, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 home win over Mauritania.[13]
Personal life
[edit]He is the brother of the Malian international Yacouba Sylla.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 December 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | 45 | 26 | |||||
| Monaco | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
| FC Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 61 | 9 | ||||
| Jong Utrecht | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Caen B | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Caen | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Pau (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 16 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 216 | 67 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
International
[edit]- As of match played 11 June 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "First pro contract for Moussa Sylla – News – AS Monaco FC". www.asmonaco.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 34ème journée – EA Guingamp / AS Monaco". lfp.fr. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Caen vs. Monaco - 6 May 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Goal website stating that Moussa Sylla was released by Monaco at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season". Goal.
- ^ "Toptalent Moussa Sylla versterkt FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Match: Utrecht - PEC Zwolle". MatchEnDirect.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Moussa Sylla nouveau joueur du Stade Malherbe" (in French). Caen. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Transferts : Caen prête Moussa Sylla à Pau". L'Equipe (in French). 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Schalke 04 Signs Musa Sylla: A Bright Future Ahead". sohu.com. 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Attacker Moussa Sylla signs for Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Football (Ligue 2). " Une fierté de représenter le pays natal de mes parents " : le Palois Moussa Sylla raconte sa première sélection avec le Mali". SudOuest.fr. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Moussa Sylla: Who is Schalke's new France-born Mali star?". Bundesliga.com. 14 July 2024.
- ^ "AS Monaco: Moussa Sylla, le jeune frère de Yacouba Sylla signe son premier contrat pro avec le club de la principauté". 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Moussa Sylla at Soccerway
- ^ Moussa Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]
- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Moussa Sylla at WorldFootball.net
- Moussa Sylla at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Moussa Sylla – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Moussa Sylla – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- People from Étampes
- Footballers from Essonne
- Living people
- Malian men's footballers
- Mali men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Malian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's association football wingers
- AS Monaco FC players
- FC Utrecht players
- Jong FC Utrecht players
- Stade Malherbe Caen players
- Pau FC players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Black French sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen