| Abakar Sylla | |
| Fullname: | Loubadhe Abakar Sylla |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Strasbourg |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | SO Armée |
| Years1: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Club Brugge |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Strasbourg |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:17, 28 March 2023 (UTC) |
| Youthyears2: | 2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Club NXT |
Loubadhe Abakar Sylla (born 25 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Strasbourg.
Sylla started his career with Ivory Coast side SO Armée. He moved to Belgium side Club Brugge's reserve team Club NXT in September 2021.[1] Sylla made his debut for Club Brugge as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against R.S.C. Anderlecht at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 22 May 2022.[2] On his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 September 2022, he scored the only goal of the game as Club Brugge secured a 1–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.[3]
On 15 July 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg by signing a five-year deal,[4] for a reported club-record fee of €20m plus €2m in add-ons.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1! | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 4 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | ||
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