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Korab Syla (born 4 November 1992, in Kukës) is an Albanian-born American soccer player who played for the Syracuse Orange of the NCAA.[1]

Korab Syla

Personal information
Full name	Korab Syla
Date of birth	(1992-11-04) November 4, 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kukës, Albania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2011	Saunders Trades & Tech Blue Devils
0000–2012	Soccer Plus Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Herkimer Generals
2014–2015	Syracuse Orange	41	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He moved to the United States from Albania when he was 14 with his family and went to Emerson Middle School in Yonkers, New York. In 2007, he started high school attending Saunders Trades and Technical High School. Missing out his first year playing soccer due to still settling into the country he played his sophomore year for the Blue Devils. All 3 years playing for his high school, he was considered highly rated around the league.[2] In his senior year, he finished ranking 3rd in the league in scoring with 29 goals in 18 games. He was highly rated by many local colleges for his speed and exceptional dribbling ability for which he used score more goals than any other player between 75 other teams.[3]

Honours

Herkimer Generals

• NJCAA Division III (2): 2011, 2012[4]

Individual

• NJCAA Division III MVP (1): 2012[5][6]
• NJCAA Division III All-Region (1): 2012[7]
• NJCAA Division III JuCo All-America (1): 2012[8]
• NJCAA Division III All-East (1): 2012[9]

References

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