Mohammed_Sylla

Mohammed Sylla

Mohammed Sylla

Footballer (born 1977)

For people with similar names, see Mohamed Sylla.

Mohammed "Momo" Sylla (born 13 March 1977)[3] is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Ivory Coast, he played for the Guinea national team at international level.

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Club career

Sylla started his football career at French Second Division club Créteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on to Le Havre when he was 18.[4] He also played for Le Mans,[5][6] before moving to Scotland to sign for St Johnstone, where he was considered to be a fan's favourite.[7] Sylla was also considered to be quite an aggressive player during his time at St. Johnstone, as he picked up 16 yellow cards.[4]

Celtic's manager signed him for £650,000 in August 2001.[8] Sylla played in a variety of different positions while at Celtic, but was never a first-team regular.[9] Celtic won the league twice during Sylla's time at the club in 2001–02 and 2003–04.[10][11] Sylla contributed nine league appearances to the first of these titles and fourteen to the second.[12][13]

Celtic released Sylla in 2005 and he then signed for Leicester City at the beginning of the 2005–06 season.[14] He then had a short stint with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in early 2007[15] and a trial with Nottingham Forest,[16] before retiring.

International career

Born in the Ivory Coast, Sylla played for the Guinea national team internationally making 56 appearances between 1999 and 2007.[3]

Personal life

Sylla is the youngest of six children. He has two brothers and three sisters. From age 10, he was brought up by his sisters in Paris, as his mother, Massiami Bamba, and father believed that opportunities would be better for him than they were in Africa.[4]

He is one of at least two Guinean football players commonly known as Mohammed Sylla. Another, Mohamed Lamine Sylla, played with Willem II, FC Martigues and Ayr United amongst others.[17] The overlapping nature of the two players' careers has led to a degree of media confusion regarding the details of their transfers.

Honours

Celtic

Individual

References

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    "Mohammed Sylla". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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    Mohammed Sylla at WorldFootball.net
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    "Mohammed Sylla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
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    "Sylla listens without prejudice". The Scotsman. 20 October 2002. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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    Profile Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine at britishantasyfootball.com
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    Profile Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine at lequipe.fr
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    "Fans cleared of Sylla race abuse charge; Celtic star Momo asks sheriff to free pair". Evening Times. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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    "Celtic sign trio on deadline day". BBC Sport. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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    "English duo are waiting on Sylla". BBC Sport. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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    "Five-star Celtic claim title". BBC. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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    "Celtic win Scottish title". BBC. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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    "Games played by Momo Sylla in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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    "Games played by Momo Sylla in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Sylla makes switch to Leicester". BBC. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. [15]
    "Kilmarnock sign Leicester's Sylla". BBC. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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    "Forest look at Sylla". Sky Sports. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  17. [17]
    Ayr United Match reports 1997-98 Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Hand of David Ayr United Fans Site.
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