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]

Issiaga Sylla
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)
2015–2016Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 34 (0)
2020–2021Lens (loan) 20 (1)
2020Lens B (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Montpellier 29 (2)
International career
2011– Guinea 80 (3)
*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)~

Club career

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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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in CAF Champions League

International

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As of match played 2 February 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and 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
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Issiaga Sylla
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Honours

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Horoya AC

Toulouse

References

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  1. ^ Issiaga Sylla at Soccerway
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Issiaga Sylla rejoint le MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. int.soccerway.com./
  5. ^ a b "Issiaga Sylla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  6. ^ "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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