Moussa Sylla (footballer, born 1999)

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Moussa Sylla
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Sylla playing for France U20 against US U20 on 22 March 2019
Personal information
Full name Moussa Sylla [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Pau
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2012 Étampes FC
2012–2014 CS Brétigny
2014–2018 Monaco
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Monaco II 45 (26)
2018–2020 Monaco 24 (2)
2020–2023 FC Utrecht 57 (7)
2020–2022 Jong FC Utrecht 7 (0)
2023– Caen 13 (0)
2023–Pau (loan) 27 (11)
International career
2014 France U16 2 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 10 (0)
2017 France U19 5 (2)
2018–2019 France U20 5 (0)
2019 France B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024

Moussa Sylla (born 25 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 2 club Pau, on loan from Caen.

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Career

On 10 February 2017, Sylla signed his first professional contract with FC Monaco keeping him at the club until June 2020. [2] He made his professional debut for Monaco in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Guingamp on 21 April 2018. [3]

He scored his first professional goals on his first start on 6 May 2018, finding the back of the net both times in a 2–1 away victory against Caen in Ligue 1. [4]

He was released from Monaco upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season. [5]

On 15 September 2020, Sylla signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, with an option to extend the contract until 2024. [6] On 25 September 2021, he scores his second goal of the season against PEC Zwolle. [7]

On 31 January 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 2 club Caen on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [8]

Personal life

Born in France, Sylla is of Malian descent. He is the brother of the Malian international Yacouba Sylla. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco II 2016–17 Championnat National 5151
2017–18 Championnat National 2 19141914
2018–19 8787
2019–20 134134
Total45264526
Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 520000000052
2018–19 18021206 [lower-alpha 1] 100282
2019–20 100000000010
Total24221206100344
FC Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 2102100231
2021–22 Eredivisie26611277
2022–23 Eredivisie10110111
Total5774200619
Jong Utrecht 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 4040
2022–23 Eerste Divisie3030
Total7070
Caen B 2022–23 Championnat National 22121
Caen 2022–23 Ligue 2 13000130
Pau (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 22711212912
Career total175478420610019052

Notes

  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. "First pro contract for Moussa Sylla – News – AS Monaco FC". www.asmonaco.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 34ème journée – EA Guingamp / AS Monaco". lfp.fr. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "Caen vs. Monaco - 6 May 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. "Goal website stating that Moussa Sylla was released by Monaco at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season". Goal.
  6. "Toptalent Moussa Sylla versterkt FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. "Match : UTRECHT vs PEC ZWOLLE". MatchEnDirect.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. "MOUSSA SYLLA NOUVEAU JOUEUR DU STADE MALHERBE" (in French). Caen. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  9. "AS MONACO : Moussa Sylla, le jeune frère de Yacouba Sylla signe son premier contrat pro avec le club de la principauté". 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.