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Mamadou Sylla Diallo (born 26 January 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Almería B. He is a product of the Aston Villa Academy, having moved to England from his native Catalonia aged 15. He made his professional debut for Aston Villa in January 2021 against Liverpool in the FA Cup. He also won the FA Youth Cup with Aston Villa's Under-18 side in the 2020/2021 campaign.

Mamadou Sylla

Personal information
Full name	Mamadou Sylla Diallo[1]
Date of birth	(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Almería B
Number	26
Youth career
	Granollers
	Canovelles
2018–2021	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2021–	Almería B	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:58, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Personal life

Sylla was born in Spain to Guinean parents.[2]

Career

Sylla was named in the Aston Villa starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool.[3] On 24 May 2021, he was part of the Aston Villa U18s squad that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool U18s 2–1 in the final.[4]

On 23 August 2021, Sylla signed for Segunda División team UD Almería on a permanent transfer.[5] He was moved to their B-Team, and made his league debut in the Tercera División RFEF on 12 September 2021, in a 0–0 draw against Huétor Tájar.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 February 2022.[7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2020–21	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Almería B	2021–22	Tercera División RFEF	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0

Notes

Honours

Aston Villa U18s

FA Youth Cup: 2020–21

References

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