Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sekou Oumar Sylla [1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 January 1999 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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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