Sylla Sow

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Sylla Sow
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Sow playing for Go Ahead Eagles in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Al-Najma
Number 9
Youth career
Quick 1888
2007–2015 NEC
2015–2016 Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Utrecht 95 (23)
2017–2019 Utrecht 1 (0)
2019–2021 RKC Waalwijk 48 (7)
2021–2022 Sheffield Wednesday 15 (2)
2022–2024 Go Ahead Eagles 42 (6)
2024 NEC 15 (2)
2024– Al-Najma 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Sylla Sow (born 8 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi First Division League club Al-Najma. [1]

Contents

Club career

Sow made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda. [2]

On 29 April 2018, Sow made his debut in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht in a match against Heracles Almelo, which ended in a 2–2 draw. He came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Urby Emanuelson, but was unable to score. Thereby, he became the third player from the youth academy to have made his debut in the Eredivisie after having played for Jong FC Utrecht in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. Nick Venema and Odysseus Velanas preceded him. [3]

On 2 January 2019, it was announced that Sow had signed with RKC Waalwijk. [4] He left the club as his contract expired in June 2021. [5]

On 10 August 2021, he moved to England and joined EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday. [6] He made his debut in an EFL Trophy match against Newcastle United U21, where he opened the scoring in a 3–0 win. [7]

On 27 August 2022, it was reported that Sow returned to the Netherlands, joining Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap for an undisclosed fee. [8] However, the transfer fell through, and on 29 August 2022 Sow signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie instead. [9]

On 1 February 2024, Sow returned to NEC until the end of the season, with the club holding an option to extend. [10] NEC decided not to exercise the extension option, letting the contract expire. [11]

On 25 July 2024, Sow joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Najma. [12]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Sow is of Senegalese descent. [13]

Career statistics

As of 13 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Utrecht 2017–18 [14] Eredivisie 1000––10
2018–19 [15] Eredivisie0000––10
Total1000000010
Jong FC Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 32700––327
2017–18 Eerste Divisie34800––348
2018–19 Eerste Divisie29800–20318
Total95230000209723
RKC Waalwijk 2019–20 [16] Eredivisie20400––204
2020–21 [17] Eredivisie28300––283
Total487000000487
Sheffield Wednesday 2021–22 [18] EFL League One 13220004 [lower-alpha 1] 2194
2022–23 [19] EFL League One2000210041
Total152202142235
Go Ahead Eagles 2022–23 Eredivisie8011–0091
Career total1673231216217836
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ Sylla Sow at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sylla sow naar RKC Waalwijk". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 2 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Meijer, Chris (2 January 2019). "RKC slaat dubbelslag met deal met FC Utrecht en Ajax-jeugdexponent". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
  5. ↑ "Sow en Quasten verlaten RKC". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Owls sign Dutch forward Sylla Sow". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Happy to make my debut!". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Sow leaves Sheffield Wednesday for De Graafschap". BBC Sport. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "GO AHEAD EAGLES TREKT SYLLA SOW AAN" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "N.E.C. haalt Sylla Sow terug naar Nijmegen" [NEC brings Sylla Sow back to Nijmegen] (in Dutch). NEC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "N.E.C. licht optie in contract Sylla Sow niet" [NEC does not use the option in Sylla Sow contract] (in Dutch). NEC. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "الطاحونة الهولندية ″سيلا سو″ يتوشح الأخضر".
  13. ↑ Droog, Julian (23 November 2019). "'Senegalese koning' Sylla Sow kiest het juiste pad". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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