Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1993)

Mohamed Sylla (born 1 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Hartlepool United.

For other people named Mohamed Sylla, see Mohamed Sylla (disambiguation).

Mohamed Sylla
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hartlepool United
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 L'Entente SSG 110 (6)
2019–2020 Oldham Athletic 45 (1)
2020–2021 Laval 20 (1)
2021–2022 Aldershot Town 30 (2)
2022– Hartlepool United 35 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:21, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Paris, Sylla began his career with L'Entente SSG,[1] where he made over 100 appearances before signing with English club Oldham Athletic in January 2019.[2][3] He made his debut on 12 January 2019, in a League match against Forest Green Rovers.[4] He returned to France in June 2020 to sign for Laval.[5]

On 30 October 2021, Sylla joined National League side Aldershot Town,[6] and went onto score on his debut later that day, during a 2–1 away defeat to Barnet.[7] In the 2021–22 season, Sylla made 32 appearances in all competitions for Aldershot, scoring twice. Additionally, he also won the club's player of the year award.[8]

On 4 August 2022, Sylla signed a one-year deal at League Two club Hartlepool United.[9] On 1 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 3–3 draw with Harrogate Town.[10] He was dropped from the matchday squad for wins against Grimsby Town and Barrow with manager John Askey claiming that Sylla was not in the right frame of mind to play.[11] Following the win against Barrow which had left Hartlepool relegated, Askey said that several players had been dropped due to their attitude.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of 22 April 2023.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
L'Entente SSG 2013–14 CFA2 Group A 1000——10
2014–15 CFA2 Group A 20000——200
2015–16 CFA2 Group A 24320——263
2016–17 CFA2 Group B 23100——231
2017–18 Championnat National 28120——301
2018–19 Championnat National 14110——151
Total 110650——1156
Oldham Athletic 2018–19[13] League Two 15010——160
2019–20[14] League Two 30110103[lower-alpha 1]0351
Total 451201030511
Laval 2020–21 Championnat National 20100——201
Aldershot Town 2021–22 National League 30200—2[lower-alpha 2]0322
Hartlepool United 2022–23[15] League Two 35140102[lower-alpha 1]0421
Career total 24011110207026011
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Mohamed Sylla at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. "SIGNING: Latics Sign Sylla". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. "Mohamed Sylla: Oldham sign French midfielder on one-and-a-half year deal". BBC Sport. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Games played by Mohamed Sylla in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. "Iacovitti & Sylla Depart". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  6. "NEW SIGNING: Shots Sign Sylla!". Aldershot Town F.C. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. "Barnet vs. Aldershot Town". Soccerway. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. "2021/22 END OF SEASON AWARDS: THE WINNERS OF OUR 2021/22 AWARDS!". Aldershot Town FC. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. "Pools sign Mo Sylla". Hartlepool United. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. "Hartlepool 3–3 Harrogate: George Thomson earns visitors share of spoils with fine equaliser". Sky Sports. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  11. Joe Ramage (4 May 2023). "John Askey defends 'selfish' Hartlepool United comments and expands further on Mohamad Sylla situation". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. Joe Ramage (29 April 2023). "John Askey's explosive comments on 'selfish' Hartlepool United players". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  13. "Games played by Mohamed Sylla in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. "Games played by Mohamed Sylla in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  15. "Games played by Mohamed Sylla in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  16. "#NATIONAL : MOHAMAD SYLLA JOUEUR DE L'ANNÉE !". Entente SSG. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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