Mamadou Sylla (footballer, born 2003)

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Mamadou Sylla
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Sylla Diallo [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Granollers
Canovelles
2018–2021 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2021–2023 Almería B 11 (0)
2023 → Unión Molinense (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:13, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Mamadou Sylla Diallo (born 26 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder.

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Sylla is a product of the Aston Villa Academy, having moved to England from his native Catalonia aged 15. He made his professional debut for Aston Villa in January 2021 against Liverpool in the FA Cup, and also won the FA Youth Cup with Aston Villa's Under-18 side in the 2020–21 campaign.

Personal life

Sylla was born in Spain to Guinean parents. [2]

Career

Sylla was named in the Aston Villa starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool. [3] On 24 May 2021, he was part of the Aston Villa U18s squad that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool U18s 2–1 in the final. [4]

On 23 August 2021, Sylla signed for Segunda División team UD Almería on a permanent transfer. [5] He was moved to their B-Team, and made his league debut in the Tercera División RFEF on 12 September 2021, in a 0–0 draw against Huétor Tájar. [6]

On 1 January 2023, Sylla signed for fellow Tercera Federación club Unión Molinense CF on loan until the end of the season. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 April 2023. [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2020–21 Premier League 0010000010
Almería B 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 110000000110
2022–23 0000000000
Total110000000110
Unión Molinense (loan) 2022–23 Tercera Federación8000000080
Career total190100000200
Notes

Honours

Aston Villa U18s

FA Youth Cup: 2020–21

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    References

    1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League Website. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
    2. ↑ "Barcelona born youngster Mo Sylla is making a big impression at Aston Villa". sport. October 21, 2020.
    3. ↑ "Aston Villa name young and inexperienced side for their FA Cup third-round tie against Liverpool". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa F.C. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
    4. ↑ Preece, Ashley (2021-05-24). "Aston Villa vs Liverpool FA Youth Cup final LIVE updates". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
    5. ↑ Chapman, Joseph (23 August 2021). "Confirmed: Aston Villa sanction permanent transfer deal". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
    6. ↑ "Huétor Tájar vs. Almería II - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
    7. ↑ "Confirmed Transfers of Guinean soccer players". www.footballtransfers.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
    8. ↑ Mamadou Sylla at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2021.


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