| Mohamed Sylla | |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Dundee |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Years1: | 2013–2019 |
| Clubs1: | L'Entente SSG |
| Caps1: | 110 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Laval |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Aldershot Town |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Hartlepool United |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Dundee |
| Caps6: | 26 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19:46, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Mohamed Sylla (born 1 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Dundee.
Born in Paris, Sylla began his career with L'Entente SSG, where he made over 100 appearances before signing with English club Oldham Athletic in January 2019.[1] [2] He made his debut on 12 January 2019, in a League match against Forest Green Rovers. He returned to France in June 2020 to sign for Laval.[3]
On 30 October 2021, Sylla joined National League side Aldershot Town,[4] and went onto score on his debut later that day, during a 2–1 away defeat to Barnet.[5] In the 2021–22 season, Sylla made 32 appearances in all competitions for Aldershot, scoring twice. Additionally, he also won the club's player of the year award.[6]
On 4 August 2022, Sylla signed a one-year deal at League Two club Hartlepool United.[7] On 1 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 3–3 draw with Harrogate Town.[8] He was dropped from the matchday squad for wins against Grimsby Town and Barrow with manager John Askey claiming that Sylla was not in the right frame of mind to play.[9] It was later reported by the Hartlepool Mail that it was believed Sylla refused to play in the game against Grimsby.[10] Following the win against Barrow which had left Hartlepool relegated, Askey said that several players had been dropped due to their attitude.[9] [11] Despite this, Sylla's contract option was exercised to keep him at the club for a further year, although he failed to return to pre-season training with club.[10]
On 25 August 2023, Sylla joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] He made his debut two days later off the bench in a league win over Heart of Midlothian.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| L'Entente SSG | 2013–14 | CFA2 Group A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | CFA2 Group A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | CFA2 Group A | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA2 Group B | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 115 | 6 | |||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2018–19 | League Two | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | League Two | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 | |||
| Laval | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Aldershot Town | 2021–22 | National League | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Hartlepool United | 2022–23 | League Two | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Dundee | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 265 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 291 | 11 | |||
Individual