Abou Sy

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Abou Sy
Personal information
Full name Abou Mouhamed Sy [1]
Date of birth (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nioro du Rip, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Dynamic Herb Cebu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Jamono Fatick
2018–2023 Stallion Laguna 63 (22)
2023–2024 Kaya–Iloilo 10 (10)
2024– Dynamic Herb Cebu 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:22, March 16, 2024 (UTC)

Abou Mouhamed Sy (born 2 February 1996) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Philippines Football League club Cebu. [2]

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Personal life

Sy was born in the city of Nioro du Rip in Senegal. At 20 years old, he played for first team of Senegalese Ligue 1 club Jamono Fatick. [1]

Club career

Stallion Laguna

In 2018, Sy went to the Philippines to trial for PFL club Stallion Laguna, where he made the cut for the first-team. [3] [4] He stayed with the club for 5 years until departing in 2023, [5] [6] leading the club to two third-place finishes in the Copa Paulino Alcantara and an AFC Cup spot in the PFL. [7] [8]

Kaya–Iloilo

Sy signed with 2022–23 PFL champions Kaya–Iloilo in the offseason as a foreign reinforcement for the club's 2023–24 AFC Champions League campaign. [9] [10] [11] In the 2023 edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, he won the golden boot by scoring 10 goals in 10 matches [12] [13] and was in the starting XI that won the title. [14]

Cebu

In early 2024, Kaya announced Sy's departure from the club, having been with them for only half a season. [15] Sy signed with another PFL side, Dynamic Herb Cebu.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Abou Mouhamed Sy - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ Abou Sy at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Take a look at some of our longest serving players when they first joined the club". Stallion Laguna FC on Facebook. April 23, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Sevilla, Jeremiah (February 2, 2019). "Deyto headlines Stallion Laguna's new signings". The Manila Times . Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Saldajeno, Ivan (May 19, 2018). "Laguna adds more woes to Marikina with blowout win". Dugout PH. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 10, 2022). "PFL: United City returns to action with win over Stallion Laguna". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 24, 2022). "PFL: Abou Sy brace powers Stallion Laguna past ADT for third win". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (November 10, 2021). "Abou Sy, Stallion-Laguna spoil Cebu's Copa Alcantara debut". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Player - Abou Sy". kayafc.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Welcome, Abou Sy!". Kaya Futbol Club on Facebook. August 9, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ Suing, Ivan (August 12, 2023). "Kaya Hires UK Coach". Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kaya FC-Iloilo 8-0 CF Manila". kayafc.com. September 3, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kaya FC-Iloilo 11-0 Don Bosco Garelli United". kayafc.com. August 19, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Kaya FC Iloilo edges Davao Aguilas-UMak in penalty shootout to win Copa Alcantara title". Philippine Star. December 10, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Thank you, Abou Sy!". Twitter. KayaFC. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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