Mamadou Sylla (footballer, born 1994)
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Sylla in 2023
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mamadou Sylla Diallo | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Kédougou, Senegal | ||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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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
- ↑ “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".
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 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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- ↑ 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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External links
- Mamadou Sylla profile at BDFutbol
- Mamadou Sylla at WorldFootball.net
- Mamadou Sylla at Soccerway
- Espanyol official profile Script error: No such module "In lang".
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Kédougou
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Russian Premier League players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- Racing de Santander players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- FC Orenburg players
- Girona FC players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Senegalese emigrants to Spain