Moussa Sylla (born 25 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.[2]
![]() Sylla playing for France U20 against US U20 on 22 March 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Moussa Sylla[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Étampes, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Utrecht | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | Étampes FC | ||
2012–2014 | CS Brétigny | ||
2014–2018 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Monaco II | 40 | (23) |
2018–2020 | Monaco | 28 | (2) |
2020– | FC Utrecht | 34 | (4) |
2020– | Jong FC Utrecht | 4 | (0) |
National team | |||
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2022 |
On 10 February 2017, Sylla signed his first professional contract with FC Monaco keeping him at the club until June 2020.[3] He made his professional debut for Monaco in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Guingamp on 21 April 2018.[4]
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.[5]
He was released from Monaco upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 season.[6]
On 15 September 2020, Sylla signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht, with an option to extend the contract until 2024.[7] On 25 September 2021, he scores his second goal of the season against PEC Zwolle.[8]
Born in France, Sylla is of Malian descent. He is the brother of the Malian international Yacouba Sylla.[9]
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 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FC Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Career total | 41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 |
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FC Utrecht – current squad | |
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