Mohamed Sylla (footballer born 1971)

Mohamed Sylla

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Lamine Sylla
Date of birth	22 February 1971 (1971-02-22) (age 40)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Date of death	June 9, 2010(2010-06-09) (aged 39)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986-1987	Hafia Conakry	33	(22)
1988-1989	USM Libreville	36	(23)
1989-1995	Willem II	145	(24)
1995-1997	FC Martigues	46	(6)
1997-1998	Ayr United	3	(0)
1998-2000	Paniliakos	15	(1)
2000	Chamois Niortais FC	4	(0)
2000-2001	FC Istres	0	(0)
2001-2002	Stade Tunisien	0	(0)
National team
1990-1998	Guinea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mohamed Sylla (Conakry, 22 February 1971 - Marseille, 9 June 2010) was a Guinean football player. He is not to be confused with compatriots Mohamed Ofei Sylla and Mohammed 'Momo' Sylla.

Club career

Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry, before catching the eye of Dutch side Willem II when scoring loads of goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in Holland and stayed 6 years in Tilburg before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at FC Twente, played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he ever saw snow.

International career

Sylla played for the Guinea national football team for several years.

Death

Sylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in Marseille, after a long battle against lung- and pancreatic cancer.^[1]

External links

• Chamois Niort profile
• Mohamed Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com

References

1. ^ Oud-Willem II-speler Sylla overleden - De Telegraaf (Dutch)

Persondata
Name	Sylla, Mohamed
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	22 February 1971
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Date of death	9 June 2010
Place of death