Personal information | |||
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Full name | Moussa Sylla [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Étampes, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pau | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | Étampes FC | ||
2012–2014 | CS Brétigny | ||
2014–2018 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2020 | Monaco II | 45 | (26) |
2018–2020 | Monaco | 24 | (2) |
2020–2023 | FC Utrecht | 57 | (7) |
2020–2022 | Jong FC Utrecht | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Caen | 13 | (0) |
2023– | → Pau (loan) | 35 | (15) |
International career | |||
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) |
2024– | Mali | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 |
Moussa Sylla (born 25 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 2 club Pau, on loan from Caen. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
On 10 February 2017, Sylla signed his first professional contract with FC Monaco keeping him at the club until June 2020. [2] He made his professional debut for Monaco in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Guingamp on 21 April 2018. [3]
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. [4]
He was released from Monaco upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season. [5]
On 15 September 2020, Sylla signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, with an option to extend the contract until 2024. [6] On 25 September 2021, he scores his second goal of the season against PEC Zwolle. [7]
On 31 January 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 2 club Caen on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [8]
Born in France, Sylla is of Malian descent. A former youth international for France, Sylla was called up to the Mali national team for a set of friendlies in March 2024. [9]
He is the brother of the Malian international Yacouba Sylla. [10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monaco II | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | |||||
2018–19 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | ||||||
2019–20 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||||||
Total | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 26 | ||||||
Monaco | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 [a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||
FC Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||||
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
Total | 57 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 61 | 9 | ||||
Jong Utrecht | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
Caen B | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
Caen | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Pau (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 16 | |||
Career total | 183 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 56 |