Youssouph Cheikh Sylla

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Youssouph Cheikh Sylla

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mbacké, Senegal

| image =

| height = 1.96 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Monopoli

| clubnumber = 45

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016

| youthclubs1 = Parma

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Colorno

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 2017–2020

| clubs2 = Piacenza

| caps2 = 35

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = → Vigor Carpaneto (loan)

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = Gozzano

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 19

| years5 = 2021–2023

| clubs5 = Pordenone

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021

| clubs6 = → Siena (loan)

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = → Alessandria (loan)

| caps7 = 22

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Vis Pesaro

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2024–2025

| clubs9 = Perugia

| caps9 = 26

| goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2025–

| clubs10 = Monopoli

| caps10 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| pcupdate = 5 January 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Youssouph Cheikh Sylla (born 20 February 1998) is a Senegalese football player who plays for Italian {{Italian football updater|Monopoli}} club Monopoli. He played all of his career so far in Italy, advancing from the fifth tier to the second.

Club career

He started his senior career in the fifth and fourth tier (Eccellenza and Serie D).{{TuttoCalciatori|Sylla_Youssouph_Cheikh}}

He made his professional Serie C debut for Piacenza on 22 September 2018, against Pontedera.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/22/italy/serie-c1/piacenza-calcio/us-pontedera-1912/2918835/|title=Piacenza v Pontedera game report|date=22 September 2018}}

On 5 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Pordenone.{{cite web|publisher=Pordenone|url=https://www.pordenonecalcio.com/2021/08/05/pape-sylla-un-gigante-per-lattacco-del-pordenone/|title="PAPE" SYLLA, UN GIGANTE PER L'ATTACCO DEL PORDENONE|date=5 August 2021|accessdate=26 November 2021|language=it}} On 18 August 2021, Pordenone loaned him to Serie C club Siena.{{cite web|publisher=Pordenone|url=https://www.pordenonecalcio.com/2021/08/18/lattaccante-pape-sylla-in-prestito-al-siena/|title=L'ATTACCANTE "PAPE" SYLLA IN PRESTITO AL SIENA|date=18 August 2021|accessdate=26 November 2021|language=it}} However, Italian Football Federation did not approve the loan and he returned to Pordenone on 28 August.{{cite web|publisher=Siena|url=https://acnsiena.it/notizie/arriva-pezzella-sylla-saluta-e-torna-a-pordenone/|title=Arriva Pezzella, Sylla saluta e torna a Pordenone|date=28 August 2021|accessdate=26 November 2021|language=it}}

He made his Serie B debut for Pordenone on 18 September 2021 in a game against Cittadella.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/18/italy/serie-b/as-cittadella/pordenone-calcio-ssd/3581950/|title=Cittadella v Pordenone game report|date=18 September 2021}}

On 31 August 2022, Sylla was loaned to Alessandria, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Alessandria|url=https://www.alessandriacalcio.it/sylla-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-grigio/|title=SYLLA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIO.|date=31 August 2022|access-date=19 September 2022|language=it}}

On 20 July 2023, Sylla signed a two-year contract with Vis Pesaro.{{cite web|publisher=Vis Pesaro dal 1898|url=https://www.vispesaro1898.it/vis/yossouph-sylla-e-un-attaccante-della-vis-pesaro/|title=

YOSSOUPH SYLLA E' UN ATTACCANTE DELLA VIS PESARO!|trans-title=YOSSOUPH SYLLA IS A FORWARD FOR VIS PESARO!|date=20 July 2023|access-date=13 August 2023|language=it}}