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 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Excelsior Maassluis | 62 | (8) |
2021–2022 | TOP Oss | 8 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Cambuur | 27 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Guinea | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 20 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ 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. 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]
Born in the Netherlands, Sylla is Guinean by descent. [6] He debuted with the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with South Africa on 25 March 2022. [7]
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