Mamadou Sylla (footballer, born 1994)

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Mamadou Sylla
File:Mamadou Sylla 2023.jpg
Sylla in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mamadou Sylla Diallo
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kédougou, Senegal
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Alavés
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2011 Barcelona
2011–2012 Mataró
2012–2013 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Espanyol B 64 (15)
2015 Racing Santander (loan) 11 (3)
2015–2017 Espanyol 14 (0)
2016–2017 Eupen (loan) 35 (12)
2017–2020 Gent 29 (1)
2018 Zulte Waregem (loan) 14 (1)
2019 Sint-Truiden (loan) 13 (4)
2020 Orenburg (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 Girona 37 (9)
2021– Alavés 14 (0)
2022 Rayo Vallecano (loan) 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022

Mamadou Sylla Diallo (born 20 March 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Alavés.

Career

Born in Kédougou,[1] Sylla moved to Spain in 2004, aged ten, and joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009.[2] He subsequently represented CE Mataró and RCD Espanyol, and made his senior debuts with the latter's reserve team in 2013, in Segunda División B.

On 27 March 2015 Sylla joined Segunda División strugglers Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the campaign, as a short-term replacement to injured Mamadou Koné.[3] He played his first match as a professional on 5 April, starting in a 2–0 home loss against UE Llagostera.[4]

Six days later Sylla scoring his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against RCD Mallorca.[5] He returned to the Pericos in June, scoring three goals in 11 appearances but suffering team relegation.

Sylla made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 27 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Víctor Sánchez in a 0–3 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.[6] On 3 December, he scored his first goal for the team, coming off the bench to open a 1–1 draw at Levante UD in the first leg of the last 16 of the season's Copa del Rey.[7]

On 11 July 2016, Sylla was loaned to Belgian club KAS Eupen for one year.[8] He subsequently joined KAA Gent permanently, but served loan stints at SV Zulte-Waregem and Sint-Truidense VV.

On 5 January 2020, Sylla signed with Russian Premier League side FC Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9][10] On 9 October, he returned to Spain after joining second division side Girona FC on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[11]

On 20 August 2021, Sylla agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés.[12] The following 31 January, he moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano on loan for the remainder of the season.[13]

References

  1. “No se puede decir que no a un club histórico como el Racing”, Mamadou Sylla ("You cannot say no to a historical club like Racing", Mamadou Sylla); Racing Santander, 31 March 2015 Script error: No such module "In lang".
  2. Mamadou Sylla, presentado con el Racing de Santander (Mamadou Sylla, presented with Racing de Santander); Sport, 31 March 2015 Script error: No such module "In lang".
  3. Mamadou Sylla refuerza la delantera del Racing (Mamadou Sylla bolsters Racing's attack); Racing Santander, 27 March 2015 Script error: No such module "In lang".
  4. El Llagostera agranda su racha, se acerca a la promoción y complica mucho la vida al Racing (Llagostera extends its run, draws near the promotion zones and complicates Racing's life); Marca, 5 April 2015 Script error: No such module "In lang".
  5. El Racing aprovecha los regalos del Mallorca y suma tres puntos de oro (Racing takes advantage of Mallorca's gifts and gets three golden points); Marca, 11 April 2015 Script error: No such module "In lang".
  6. Lucas Pérez lidera a un Dépor brillante (Lucas Pérez leads a brilliant Dépor); Marca, 27 September 2015 Script error: No such module "In lang".
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  8. Mamadou, cedit al KAS Eupen belga (Mamadou, loaned to Belgian KAS Eupen); RCD Espanyol, 11 July 2016 Script error: No such module "In lang".
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