Moussa Sylla (footballer, born 1999)

Moussa Sylla (born 25 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Utrecht in Eredivisie.

For other people named Moussa Sylla, see Moussa Sylla (disambiguation).
Moussa Sylla
Sylla playing for France U20 against US U20 on March 22, 2019
Personal information
Full name Moussa Sylla
Date of birth (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 29
Youth career
2005–2012 Étampes FC
2012–2014 CS Brétigny
2014–2018 AS Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 AS Monaco II 40 (23)
2018–2020 AS Monaco 28 (2)
2020– FC Utrecht 4 (0)
National team‡
2014 France U16 2 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 10 (0)
2017 France U19 5 (2)
2018–2019 France U20 5 (0)
2019 France B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2019

Professional career

On 10 February 2017, Sylla signed his first professional contract with FC Monaco keeping him at the club until June 2020.[1] He made his professional debut for Monaco in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to En Avant de Guingamp on 21 April 2018.[2]

He scored his first professional goals on his first start on 6 May 2018, finding the back of the net both times in a 2–1 away victory against Caen in Ligue 1.[3]

He was released from AS Monaco upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 season.[4]

On 15 September 2020, Sylla signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, with an option to extend the contract until 2024.[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Sylla is of Malian descent. He is the brother of the Malian international Yacouba Sylla.[6]

Career statistics
As of 8 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 520000000052
2018–19 18021206100282
2019–20 10000000000 0
FC Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 27 2 3 1 2 0 6 1 0 0 38 4

References
  1. "First pro contract for Moussa Sylla – News – AS Monaco FC". www.asmonaco.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2017/2018 – 34ème journée – EA Guingamp / AS Monaco". lfp.fr. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Caen vs. Monaco - 6 May 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. "Goal website stating that Moussa Sylla was released by Monaco at the end of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 season". Goal.
  5. "Toptalent Moussa Sylla versterkt FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  6. "AS MONACO : Moussa Sylla, le jeune frère de Yacouba Sylla signe son premier contrat pro avec le club de la principauté". 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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