Djibril Sylla

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Djibril Sylla
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-01) 1 January 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth Guinea
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Sliema Wanderers F.C.
2006 Rhyl F.C.[1]
National team
2000 Malta 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Djibril Sylla (born 1 January 1980) is a Guinean-born[2] Maltese retired footballer who is last known to have played for Rhyl F.C. in Wales.

Career[]

Malta[]

Boosting Sliema Wanderers' in July 2003,[2] Sylla made his unofficial debut for the Wanderers in a friendly 5-1 drubbing of the Nigerian Stars[3] before being released in September 2004 and precipitously joining Hibernians ahead of the deadline.[4]

Wales[]

Bolstered Rhyl F.C. in spring 2006.[5]

International[]

Sylla made four appearances for the Malta national football team during 2000, his debut was a second-half substitute's appearance in a friendly against South Africa. He started in Malta's 2002 World Cup qualifier at Northern Ireland in September 2000.[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rhyl victory". Daily Post.
  2. ^ a b "July 2003". Maltafootball.info.
  3. ^ "Wanderers' Debut". Times of Malta.
  4. ^ "Sylla released by Sliema, signs for Hibs". Times of Malta.
  5. ^ "Clubs look to boost European ambitions". WalesOnline.
  6. ^ Nikulski, Dirk; Tabeira, Martín (26 May 2006). "South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ Owsiański, Jarosław (2 February 2005). "International Matches 2000 - Europe, July-September". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

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