Sekou Sylla (footballer, born 1999)

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Sekou Sylla
Personal information
Full name Sekou Oumar Sylla [1]
Date of birth (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Schiedam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Full-back, central midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
ADO Den Haag
Number 5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Excelsior Maassluis 62 (8)
2021–2022 TOP Oss 8 (0)
2022–2024 Cambuur 35 (1)
2024– ADO Den Haag 0 (0)
International career
2022– Guinea 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:25, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Sekou Oumar Sylla (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, central midfielder or winger for Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Guinea national team.

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Career

Born in Schiedam, [1] Sylla started his career at Excelsior Maassluis before signing for Eerste Divisie side TOP Oss on an amateur contract in summer 2021. [2] [3]

He transferred on a free transfer to Eredivisie club SC Cambuur in January 2022, signing an 18-month contract. [3] [4] At the end of the 2023–24 season, Sylla left the club as his contract expired. [5]

On 8 August 2024, Sylla signed a one-season contract with ADO Den Haag. [6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Sylla is of Guinean descent. [7] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with South Africa on 25 March 2022. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sekou Sylla at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Excelsior Maassluis raakt Sekou Sylla kwijt aan profvoetbal". Voetbal Rotterdam (in Dutch). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 Boeringa, Reon (7 January 2022). "Van amateurs naar Eredivisie: razendsnelle promotie voor Cambuur-aanwinst". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. van der Doelen, Jaap (7 January 2022). "Amateur Sekou Sylla van TOP Oss naar de eredivisie" . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Drietal spelerscontracten formeel opgezegd". SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 27 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. "ADO Den Haag contracteert Sekou Sylla" [ADO Den Haag signs Sekou Sylla] (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. "Sekou Sylla: "Kan nog niet geloven dat het zo snel is gegaan"". CambuurFront.
  8. "Starting Lineups - S. Africa vs Guinea - 25.03.2022". Sky Sports. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.