Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1971) explained

Mohamed Sylla
Fullname:Mohamed Lamine Sylla
Birth Date:1971 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Conakry, Guinea
Height:1.81 m
Position:Forward
Years1:1986–1987
Years2:1988–1989
Years3:1989–1995
Years4:1995–1997
Years5:1997–1998
Years6:1998–2000
Years7:2000
Years8:2000–2001
Years9:2001–2002
Clubs1:Hafia Conakry
Clubs2:USM Libreville
Clubs3:Willem II
Clubs4:FC Martigues
Clubs5:Ayr United
Clubs6:Paniliakos
Clubs7:Niort
Clubs8:Istres
Clubs9:Stade Tunisien
Caps1:33
Caps2:36
Caps3:145
Caps4:46
Caps5:3
Caps6:15
Caps7:4
Caps8:0
Caps9:0
Goals1:22
Goals2:23
Goals3:24
Goals4:6
Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:282
Totalgoals:76
Nationalyears1:1988–1999
Nationalteam1:Guinea
Nationalcaps1:23
Nationalgoals1:5

Mohamed Sylla (22 February 1971 – 9 June 2010) was a Guinean professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry. scoring many goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville he caught the eye of Dutch side Willem II. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in the Netherlands and stayed six 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.[1]

International career

Sylla played for the Guinea national 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.[2]

Personal life

His son Abdoul Karim Sylla is also a professional footballer.[3] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uit de oude doos: aflevering 81 - 100 . Willem II . 25 August 2020 . Dutch.
  2. News: Oud-Willem II-speler Sylla overleden . 12 March 2019 . De Telegraaf . 10 June 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121007164429/http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/6912535/__Oud-Willem_II-speler_Sylla_overleden__.html . 7 October 2012 . Dutch.
  3. Web site: Transfert : Pascal Feindouno Et Abdoul Karim Sylla Au CS Sedan (Officiel) . Le Grand Debát de Football . 12 March 2019 . French . 18 November 2015.
  4. Web site: FEINDOUNO officiel à Sedan (National) avec son fils adoptif Socrates Junior . Guineefoot.info . 12 March 2019 . French . 18 November 2015.