Sekou Sylla (footballer, born 1999)
{{Short description|Guinean footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Sekou Sylla
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Sekou Oumar Sylla{{WorldFootball.net|sekou-sylla_3}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|9|df=y}}
|birth_place = Schiedam, Netherlands
|height = 1.80m
|position = Full-back, central midfielder, winger
|currentclub = ADO Den Haag
|clubnumber = 5
|years1 = 2018–2021
|clubs1 = Excelsior Maassluis
|caps1 = 62
|goals1 = 8
|years2 = 2021–2022
|clubs2 = TOP Oss
|caps2 = 8
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2022–2024
|clubs3 = Cambuur
|caps3 = 35
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2024–
|clubs4 = ADO Den Haag
|caps4 = 18
|goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = Guinea
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 22 January 2025
| ntupdate = 04:25, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
}}
Sekou Oumar Sylla (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, central midfielder or winger for {{Dutch football updater|ADODenHaag}} club ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Guinea national team.
Career
Born in Schiedam, Sylla started his career at Excelsior Maassluis before signing for Eerste Divisie side TOP Oss on an amateur contract in summer 2021.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2021 |title=Excelsior Maassluis raakt Sekou Sylla kwijt aan profvoetbal |url=https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2021/06/excelsior-maassluis-raakt-sekou-sylla-kwijt-aan-profvoetbal/ |access-date=22 January 2022 |website=Voetbal Rotterdam |language=nl}}{{Cite web |last=Boeringa |first=Reon |date=7 January 2022 |title=Van amateurs naar Eredivisie: razendsnelle promotie voor Cambuur-aanwinst |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/van-amateurs-naar-eredivisie-razendsnelle-promotie-voor-cambuur-aanwinst |access-date=22 January 2022 |website=Voetbal International |language=nl}}
He transferred on a free transfer to Eredivisie club SC Cambuur in January 2022, signing an 18-month contract.{{Cite news |last=van der Doelen |first=Jaap |date=7 January 2022 |title=Amateur Sekou Sylla van TOP Oss naar de eredivisie |url=https://www.bd.nl/top-oss/amateur-sekou-sylla-van-top-oss-naar-de-eredivisie~ac3f4949/ |access-date=22 January 2022}} At the end of the 2023–24 season, Sylla left the club as his contract expired.{{cite web |title=Drietal spelerscontracten formeel opgezegd |url=https://cambuur.nl/nieuws/drietal-spelerscontracten-formeel-opgezegd/ |website=SC Cambuur |access-date=29 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628135050/https://cambuur.nl/nieuws/drietal-spelerscontracten-formeel-opgezegd/ |archive-date=28 June 2024 |language=nl-NL |date=27 March 2024}}
On 8 August 2024, Sylla signed a one-season contract with ADO Den Haag.{{cite web|publisher=ADO Den Haag|url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/18238-ado-den-haag-contracteert-sekou-syllae|title=ADO Den Haag contracteert Sekou Sylla|trans-title=ADO Den Haag signs Sekou Sylla|date=8 August 2024|access-date=8 August 2024|language=nl}}
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Sylla is of Guinean descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambuurfront.nl/laatbloeier-sylla-kan-niet-geloven-dat-het-zo-snel-is-gegaan/|title=Sekou Sylla: "Kan nog niet geloven dat het zo snel is gegaan"|website=CambuurFront}} He debuted with the Guinea national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with South Africa on 25 March 2022.{{cite web | title=Starting Lineups - S. Africa vs Guinea - 25.03.2022 | website=Sky Sports | date=2022-03-25 | url=https://www.skysports.com/football/south-africa-vs-guinea/teams/463221 | access-date=2022-03-26}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/sekou-oumar-sylla/profiel S. Sylla] at Voetbal International
- {{Cite web |last=Boeringa |first=Reon |date=21 January 2022 |title=In een half jaar staat de wereld van Sekou Sylla op z’n kop |url=https://www.vi.nl/pro/in-een-half-jaar-staat-de-wereld-van-sekou-sylla-op-zn-kop |website=Voetbal International}}
{{ADO Den Haag squad}}
{{Guinea squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sylla, Sekou}}
Category:Footballers from Schiedam
Category:Guinean men's footballers
Category:21st-century Guinean sportsmen
Category:Guinea men's international footballers
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Dutch people of Guinean descent
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Excelsior Maassluis players
Category:Tweede Divisie players
Category:Eerste Divisie players