Idrissa Sylla

Idrissa Sylla (born 3 December 1990) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a Forward in the Indian Super League for NorthEast United FC and the Guinea national team. He is also referred to as Waddle due to him possessing a similar style of play to Chris Waddle.[2]

Idrissa Sylla
Sylla with Anderlecht in 2016
Personal information
Full name Idrissa Sylla
Date of birth (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990[1]
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 NorthEast United
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2010 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Le Mans 52 (14)
2010–2011 → Bastia (loan) 27 (7)
2013–2015 Zulte Waregem 38 (9)
2015–2016 Anderlecht 27 (8)
2016–2018 Queens Park Rangers 61 (17)
2019—2020 Zulte Waregem 18 (3)
2019 → Oostende (loan) 10 (2)
2020— NorthEast United 11 (2)
National team‡
2012– Guinea 27 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:04, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:13, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Le Mans

Sylla was the joint top scorer for Le Mans during the 2011–2012 Ligue 2 season, along with Idir Ouali, scoring 9 league goals.[3]

Zulte Waregem

In August 2013, Sylla joined Belgian team Zulte Waregem on a two-year contract, following Le Mans' fall to the French lower divisions. He was transferred for an estimated fee of €150,000.[4][5]

Anderlecht

On 2 February 2015, Sylla joined Anderlecht on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

Queens Park Rangers

On 30 August 2016, English club Queens Park Rangers announced the signing of Sylla from Anderlecht on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7] Sylla made his QPR debut on 10 September 2016, coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers [8] Sylla scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against Huddersfield Town on 17 September 2016.[9] He then scored the winner against Fulham in a 2–1 victory.[10]

Despite spending most of his first season at the club in and out of the starting 11, Sylla finished his first season at Loftus Road as the club's top scorer with 10 goals, many of which came from the bench.

Return to Zulte Waregem

On 5 January 2019, Sylla returned to Zulte Waregem for an undisclosed fee on a ​2 1⁄2-year contract.[11] On 7 August 2019, he joined Oostende on loan.[12]

North East United

On 20 October 2020 , Sylla joined Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC on a one year deal.[13]

International career

Sylla made his debut for Guinea in a friendly against Ivory Coast on 29 February 2012.

He was a member of the Guinea squad at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 June 2019[15][16]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Mans 2010–11 Ligue 2 000000——00
2011–12 2591020——289
2012–13 2751010——295
Total 52142030——5714
Bastia (loan) 2010–11 Championnat National 2770020——297
Zulte Waregem 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 18470—4095389
2014–15 20522—4200269
Total 38992—82956418
Anderlecht 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 23610—4071357
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 4200—410083
Total 27810—81714310
Queens Park Rangers 2016–17 Championship 32100010——3310
2017–18 2670020——287
2018–19 300000——30
Total 61170030——6417
Zulte Waregem 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 9200—0091183
Career total 214571228016325727569

International
As of match played 6 January 2018[17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 201260
201300
201472
201562
201651
201710
201920
Total275

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2014Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco Togo2–02–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.15 November 2014Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo0–11–42015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.6 September 2015Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe1–01–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.15 November 2015Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Namibia1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.29 March 2016Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi Malawi1–21–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References
  1. Idrissa Sylla – FIFA competition record
  2. "Newcastle United in hunt for Anderlecht striker Idrissa Sylla". telegraph.co.uk. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "Official Top Scorer Chart". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Zulte Waregem engage Sylla et Mendy" [Zulte Waregem signs Sylla and Mendy] (in French). rtbf.be. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  5. "Idrissa Sylla (Le Mans FC) transféré à Zulte Waregem" [Idrissa Sylla (Le Mans FC) transferred to Zulte Waregem] (in French). ouest-france.fr. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  6. "Anderlecht bevestigt komst Sylla [Anderlecht confirms arrival Sylla]" (in Dutch). HLN.be. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  7. "QPR SIGN STRIKER IDRISSA SYLLA". www.qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. "Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  9. "Huddersfield 2–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. "Fulham 1–2 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  11. https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/sylla-departs/
  12. "NIEUWE SPITS: IDRISSA SYLLA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Oostende. 7 August 2019.
  13. "NorthEast United FC confirm signing of Guinean striker Idrissa Sylla". indiansuperleague.com. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  14. "2015 Nations Cup: Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  15. "Idrissa Sylla » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  16. "Idrissa Sylla". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  17. "Sylla, Idrissa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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