Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1971)

Mohamed Sylla
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Lamine Sylla
Date of birth	22 February 1971
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Date of death	9 June 2010 (aged 39)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1987	Hafia Conakry
1988–1989	USM Libreville
1989–1995	Willem II
1995–1997	FC Martigues
1997–1998	Ayr United
1998–2000	Paniliakos
2000	Niort
2000–2001	Istres
2001–2002	Stade Tunisien
Total
International career
1988–1999	Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Sylla (22 February 1971 – 9 June 2010) was a Guinean professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry. scoring many goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville he caught the eye of Dutch side Willem II. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in the Netherlands and stayed six years in Tilburg before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at FC Twente played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he ever saw snow.^[1]

International career

Sylla played for the Guinea national team for several years.

Death

Sylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in Marseille, after a long battle against lung and pancreatic cancer.^[2]

Personal life

His son Abdoul Karim Sylla is also a professional footballer.^[3]^[4]

External links

Mohamed Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com
Chamois Niort profile

References

^ "Uit de oude doos: aflevering 81 - 100". Willem II (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Oud-Willem II-speler Sylla overleden". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ "Transfert : Pascal Feindouno Et Abdoul Karim Sylla Au CS Sedan (Officiel)". Le Grand Debát de Football (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
^ "FEINDOUNO officiel à Sedan (National) avec son fils adoptif Socrates Junior". Guineefoot.info (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

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[1] "Uit de oude doos: aflevering 81 - 100". Willem II (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[2] "Oud-Willem II-speler Sylla overleden". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[3] "Transfert : Pascal Feindouno Et Abdoul Karim Sylla Au CS Sedan (Officiel)". Le Grand Debát de Football (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

[4] "FEINDOUNO officiel à Sedan (National) avec son fils adoptif Socrates Junior". Guineefoot.info (in French). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

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