Boubacar Sylla

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Boubacar Sylla
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Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Bamako, Mali
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
AS Kanu
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Stade Malien ? (?)
2009–2012 Châteauroux B 19 (0)
2010–2012 Châteauroux 5 (0)
2012Cherbourg (loan) 11 (0)
2012–2014 Lens B 35 (0)
2014–2015 Lens 7 (0)
International career
2011 Mali U20 6 (0)
2013– Mali 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:21, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Boubacar Sylla (born 17 April 1991) is a Malian football defender. [1]

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Career

Sylla started his career in his home city of Bamako with Stade Malien during the 2008–09 season. [2]

He joined French Ligue 2 side Châteauroux in the summer of 2009, but mostly featured in the reserve side during his first two seasons at the club. [3] He made his professional debut in the 1–0 win against Sedan on 20 May 2011, and kept his place in the team for the following match away at Istres. He went on to make three further first-team appearances during the first half of the 2011–12 season. [4]

On 30 January 2012, it was announced that Sylla had joined Championnat National side Cherbourg on a six-month loan deal, along with Jonathan Kodjia of Reims. Sylla indicated that he hoped to gain from the experience of playing at a lower level. [5]

In September 2012 Sylla joined to the reserve team of RC Lens. [6] He played during the CFA Season 2012–2013 in twelve games for RC Lens B. [7] On 10 October 2013, Sylla signed a professional two-year contract with Lens. [8]

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References

  1. "Boubacar Sylla :: Lensois.com". RC Lens. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  2. "Boubacar Sylla - Lens B - Mali - Statistiques et actus - SO FOOT.com". So Foot. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. "Boubacar Sylla profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. "Boubacar Sylla joueur de Chateauroux". FootNational. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. Alexandre Chochois (30 January 2012). "Cherbourg: Sylla (Châteauroux) lui aussi prêté" (in French). FootNational. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  6. "Boubacar Sylla : " Un rêve qui se réalise ! "" (in French). rclens.fr. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  7. "Joueur - BOUBACAR SYLLA - club de football RC LENS - Footeo" (in French). rclens.fr. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  8. "Cavaré et Sylla, nouveaux professionnels lensois !" (in French). rclens.fr. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.