Abdoulaye Sylla (footballer, born 2000)

Abdoulaye Sylla
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sigma Olomouc
(on loan from Vyškov)
Number 2
Youth career
2011–2020 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Nantes II 36 (1)
2021–2022 Nantes 4 (0)
2022–2023 Seraing 22 (0)
2023– Vyškov 30 (5)
2025–Sigma Olomouc (loan) 8 (0)
2025–Sigma Olomouc B (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2021– Guinea 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:46, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Abdoulaye Sylla (born 10 April 2000) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Czech club Sigma Olomouc, on loan from Vyškov, and the Guinea national team.

Club career

Sylla arrived to France in 2011 from Guinea, and that year joined the youth academy of Nantes.[1] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 May 2020.[2] He made his professional debut with Nantes in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie with Nîmes on 28 February 2021.[3]

On 27 July 2022, Sylla signed a two-year contract with Seraing in Belgium.[4]

On 9 January 2025, Sylla signed a one-year loan deal with Czech club Sigma Olomouc with option to make transfer permanent.[5]

International career

Sylla debuted for the Guinea national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Togo on 5 June 2021.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Académie - Abdoulaye Sylla, Made in FC Nantes". FR.
  2. ^ "Nantes : Abdoulaye Sylla (20 ans) signe son premier contrat professionnel". L'Équipe.
  3. ^ "Nîmes vs. Nantes - 28 February 2021". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "MERCATO : BIENVENUE À ABDOULAYE SYLLA !" (in French). Seraing. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Do Sigmy přichází Abdoulaye Sylla, Pavel Zifčák míří do Vyškova". SK Sigma Olomouc (in Czech). 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Match Report of Togo vs Guinea - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.