Roy Syla

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Roy Syla
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Syla playing for Brentford B in 2022
Personal information
Full name Roy Syla [1]
Date of birth (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England [2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–2018 Barnet
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Barnet 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Kings Langley (loan) 17 (0)
2019 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Brentford 0 (0)
2022–2023 Brentford 0 (0)
2023–2025 Ayr United 33 (1)
2025– Bylis 2 (0)
International career
2016 Albania U17 1 (0)
2018 Albania U19 4 (0)
2019 Albania U20 1 (0)
2022 Albania U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:53, 16 August 2025 (UTC)

Roy Syla (born 20 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

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Syla is a product of the Barnet academy, but he failed to break into the first team squad prior to his release in 2020. Following more than a year as a free agent, he transferred to Brentford in 2021. After two seasons of exclusively B team football, Syla's senior career began in earnest with Ayr United in 2023. He transferred to Albanian club Bylis in 2025. Born in England, Syla was capped by Albania at youth level.

Club career

Barnet

A defensive midfielder, [4] Syla began his career with Barnet at the age of 12 and he progressed through the club's academy to sign a professional contract in March 2018. [5] [6] He spent a large portion of the 2018–19 season away on loan at fellow non-League clubs Kings Langley and Hampton & Richmond Borough and remained at The Hive for 2019–20. [7] [8] Syla was released at the end of the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season. [9] He made two senior appearances for Barnet, both in Middlesex Senior Cup matches. [10]

Brentford

On 23 October 2021, Syla joined the B team at Premier League club Brentford on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, on a free transfer. [11] He had spent periods of the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons on trial with the team and was a part of the 2021–22 London Senior Cup-winning squad. [11] [12] Late in the 2021–22 season, he participated in a first team training session. [5] Following 26 appearances for the B team during the 2021–22 season, Syla was released when his contract expired. [13]

Syla was re-signed as a free agent on 20 October 2022 and signed a one-year contract, with a one-year option. [14] Despite being a B team player, but by virtue of being overage, Syla was named in Brentford's 25-man Premier League squad for the second half of the 2022–23 season. [1] He was released at the end of the 2022–23 season. [15]

Ayr United

On 29 August 2023, Syla signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Ayr United on a free transfer. [16] He made 28 appearances and scored two goals during a mid-table 2023–24 season. [17] [18] Syla appeared sparingly during the first half of the 2024–25 season and his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 16 January 2025. [19] [20] He made 40 appearances and scored two goals during 17 months at Somerset Park. [2]

KF Bylis

After a trial with Boavista, [21] Syla began making appearances for Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Bylis in March 2025. [2] He made two substitute appearances during the remainder of the 2024–25 season. [22]

International career

Syla was capped by Albania at U17, U19, U20 and U21 level. [2] [11] [23] He was a member of the U17 team's 2016 Kazakhstan President Cup squad and captained the U19 team to the final of the 2018 Roma Caput Mundi International Tournament. [7] [24]

Personal life

Syla was born in London to Albanian parents. [2] [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnet 2018–19 [10] National League 0000―1 [c] 010
2019–20 [10] National League0000―1 [c] 010
Total0000―2020
Kings Langley (loan) 2018–19 [10] Southern League Premier Division South17020―1 [d] 0200
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)2018–19 [10] National League South 50――1 [e] 060
Ayr United 2023–24 [17] Scottish Championship 24131―1 [f] 0282
2024–25 [19] Scottish Championship9000201 [f] 0120
Total331312020402
Bylis 2024–25 [22] Kategoria Superiore 20―――20
Career total471512060702
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  6. 1 2 Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Brentford B

References

  1. 1 2 "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Roy Syla at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Roy Syla". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Roy Syla: Making every minute count". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Harris, Jay. "Brentford youngster Roy Syla: 'I was coming from Barnet and there were players from Inter, Juventus and Olympiakos'" . The Athletic. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "News | Roy Syla signs professional Barnet contract". Barnet Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Loan | Roy Syla joins Kings Langley". Barnet Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Loan | Nana Kyei and Roy Syla join Hampton & Richmond Borough". Barnet Football Club. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Twelve players departing Barnet". Non League Daily. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Roy Syla Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 "Roy Syla joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Match Report: Brentford B win London Senior Cup on penalties". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Brentford B Squad Update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ↑ @BrentfordFC (20 October 2022). "✍️ We can confirm that midfield player Roy Syla has returned to #BrentfordB and has signed a one-year contract with an option of an additional year. Welcome back, Roy! #BrentfordFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Brentford B squad update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Roy Syla Signs". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Roy Syla in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ↑ Ayr United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Roy Syla in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  20. ↑ "Roy Syla Departs". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  21. ↑ "Kenzie's Living The Dream". Ayrshire Post. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  22. 1 2 Roy Syla at WorldFootball.net
  23. ↑ "International Recap: March 2022". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "Kombëtarja U-17, grumbullohet për në Kazakistan". FSHF (in Albanian). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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