Moussa Sylla (footballer, born 1999)

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Moussa Sylla
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Sylla playing for France U20 against US U20 on 22 March 2019
Personal information
Full name Moussa Sylla[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2012 Étampes FC
2012–2014 CS Brétigny
2014–2018 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Monaco II 40 (23)
2018–2020 Monaco 28 (2)
2020– FC Utrecht 34 (4)
2020– Jong FC Utrecht 4 (0)
National team
2014 France U16 2 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 10 (0)
2017 France U19 5 (2)
2018–2019 France U20 5 (0)
2019 France B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2022

Moussa Sylla (born 25 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.[2]

Career[]

On 10 February 2017, Sylla signed his first professional contract with FC Monaco keeping him at the club until June 2020.[3] He made his professional debut for Monaco in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Guingamp on 21 April 2018.[4]

He scored his first professional goals on his first start on 6 May 2018, finding the back of the net both times in a 2–1 away victory against Caen in Ligue 1.[5]

He was released from Monaco upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season.[6]

On 15 September 2020, Sylla signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, with an option to extend the contract until 2024.[7] On 25 September 2021, he scores his second goal of the season against PEC Zwolle.[8]

Personal life[]

Born in France, Sylla is of Malian descent. He is the brother of the Malian international Yacouba Sylla.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of 11 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
2018–19 18 0 2 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 28 2
2019–20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 17 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
Career total 41 2 4 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 52 5

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Moussa Sylla at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "First pro contract for Moussa Sylla – News – AS Monaco FC". www.asmonaco.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 34ème journée – EA Guingamp / AS Monaco". lfp.fr. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Caen vs. Monaco - 6 May 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Goal website stating that Moussa Sylla was released by Monaco at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season". Goal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Toptalent Moussa Sylla versterkt FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Match : UTRECHT vs PEC ZWOLLE". MatchEnDirect.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ "AS MONACO : Moussa Sylla, le jeune frère de Yacouba Sylla signe son premier contrat pro avec le club de la principauté". 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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