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Issiaga Sylla
Guinean footballer (born 1994)
Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Guinea national team.[1]
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Sylla in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2011 | Horoya AC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Horoya AC | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Toulouse B | 18 | (1) |
| 2013–2023 | Toulouse | 194 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lens (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Lens B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Montpellier | 29 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Guinea | 80 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)~ | |||
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Sylla was born in Conakry, Guinea. He made his debut for Toulouse on 4 May 2013, starting as a left midfielder in a 4–2 win over Lille.[citation needed]
Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.[2]
On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[3]
Sylla made his international debut for the Guinea national team at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela.[citation needed] He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.[4]
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2024
More information Club, Season ...
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Horoya | 2012 | CAF Champions League | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Toulouse II | 2012–13 | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| Toulouse | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 194 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 211 | 11 | |||
| Ajaccio (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| Lens (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Lens II (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Montpellier | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 296 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 15 | ||
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- Appearance in CAF Champions League
International
- As of match played 2 February 2024[5]
More information National team, Year ...
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 3 | |
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- Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal.[5]
More information No., Date ...
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 March 2017 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France |  Gabon | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 November 2019 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea |  Namibia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 10 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon |  Malawi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
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Horoya AC
- Guinée Championnat National: 2011–12[citation needed]
Toulouse
- Issiaga Sylla at Soccerway
- "Issiaga Sylla loaned to GFC Ajaccio (in French)". corsematin.com. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- "Issiaga Sylla rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ ghana / guinea / 1994425 /
- "Issiaga Sylla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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- Issiaga Sylla at L'Équipe Football (in French)