Issiaga Sylla

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Issiaga Sylla
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Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Asteras Tripolis
Number 4
Youth career
–2011 Horoya AC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Horoya AC 1 (0)
2012–2015 Toulouse B 18 (1)
2013–2023 Toulouse 194 (9)
2015–2016Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 34 (0)
2020–2021Lens (loan) 20 (1)
2020Lens B (loan) 1 (0)
2023–2025 Montpellier 53 (3)
2025– Asteras Tripolis 1 (0)
International career
2011– Guinea 85 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:17, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis and the Guinea national team. [1]

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Club career

Sylla was born in Conakry, Guinea. He made his debut for Toulouse on 4 May 2013, starting as a left midfielder in a 4–2 win over Lille.[ citation needed ]

Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season. [2]

On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier. [3]

On 15 July 2025, he signed for Greek side Asteras Tripolis. [4]

International career

Sylla made his international debut for the Guinea national team at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela.[ citation needed ] He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Horoya 2012 CAF Champions League 1 [a] 010
Toulouse II 2012–13 Championnat National 3 121121
2013–14 Championnat National 31010
2014–15 Championnat National 35050
Total181181
Toulouse 2012–13 Ligue 1 410041
2013–14 Ligue 13232021364
2014–15 Ligue 11210000121
2016–17 Ligue 12711020301
2017–18 Ligue 1251102100282
2018–19 Ligue 12423010282
2019–20 Ligue 12800010290
2021–22 Ligue 2 25010260
2022–23 Ligue 117010180
Total194990820021111
Ajaccio (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 13403010380
Lens (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 120110211
Lens II (loan) 2020–21 Championnat National 2 1010
Montpellier 2022–23 Ligue 1151151
2023–24 Ligue 119100191
2024–25 Ligue 119110201
Total53310543
Career total3191414092100034316
  1. Appearance in CAF Champions League

International

As of match played 25 March 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 201110
201200
201350
201470
2015110
201650
201781
201850
2019121
202010
202160
202291
202350
2024110
202520
Total853
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal. [6]
List of international goals scored by Issiaga Sylla
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 March 2017 Stade Océane, Le Havre, FranceFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 2–12–2 Friendly
217 November 2019 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, GuineaFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–02–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
310 January 2022 Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, CameroonFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–01–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Horoya AC

Toulouse

References

  1. Issiaga Sylla Archived 5 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine at Soccerway
  2. "Issiaga Sylla loaned to GFC Ajaccio (in French)". corsematin.com. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. "Issiaga Sylla rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. "Ο διεθνής ποδοσφαιριστής Issiaga Sylla στον ASTERAS AKTOR!" (in Greek). Asteras Tripolis. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  5. 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. int.soccerway.com./
  6. 1 2 "Issiaga Sylla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.