Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2019 | L'Entente SSG | 110 | (6) |
2019–2020 | Oldham Athletic | 45 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Laval | 20 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Aldershot Town | 30 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Hartlepool United | 35 | (1) |
2023– | Dundee | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:59, 17 April 2024 (UTC) |
Mohamed Sylla (born 1 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.
Born in Paris, Sylla began his career with L'Entente SSG, [1] where he made over 100 appearances before signing with English club Oldham Athletic in January 2019. [2] [3] He made his debut on 12 January 2019, in a League match against Forest Green Rovers. [4] He returned to France in June 2020 to sign for Laval. [5]
On 30 October 2021, Sylla joined National League side Aldershot Town, [6] and went onto score on his debut later that day, during a 2–1 away defeat to Barnet. [7] 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. [8]
On 4 August 2022, Sylla signed a one-year deal at League Two club Hartlepool United. [9] On 1 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 3–3 draw with Harrogate Town. [10] 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. [11] It was later reported by the Hartlepool Mail that it was believed Sylla refused to play in the game against Grimsby. [12] Following the win against Barrow which had left Hartlepool relegated, Askey said that several players had been dropped due to their attitude. [11] [13] 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. [12]
On 25 August 2023, Sylla joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [14] He made his debut two days later off the bench in a league win over Heart of Midlothian. [15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [16] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2019–20 [17] | League Two | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Hartlepool United | 2022–23 [18] | League Two | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 1 |
Dundee | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Career total | 260 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 281 | 11 |
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