Sekou Sylla (born 1 January 1992) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Churchill Brothers.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 30)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Sriracha | ||
| 2014 | Chanthaburi | ||
| 2014–2017 | Magwe | 88 | (18) |
| 2017 | Global Cebu | 3 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Yangon United | 53 | (46) |
| 2020 | Haiphong | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Churchill Brothers | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 28 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Sylla began his professional career at Sriracha of Thai Division 1 League in March 2012 and played until December 2012.[3]
In January 2014, he signed with another Thai side Chanthaburi, that competes in the League 3 but has not appeared in any league match.[3]
In 2014, Sylla moved to Myanmar National League and signed with Magwe.[4] He represented the club in 2017 AFC Cup, where he made four appearances, notching an equalizer to tie with Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1,[5] and another goal to salvage a 1–1 draw with Cambodian side Boeung Ket.[6]
With Magwe, he appeared in 88 league matches between 2014 and 2017, scoring 18 goals.[3] He also won the 2016 General Aung San Shield with them, defeating Yangon 2–1.[7]
Traded to Filipino side Global Cebu in 2017, the Guinean authored a brace for his new club in a 3–1 win over Kaya FC-Makati,[8] and earning the man of the match award.[9] He played only 3 matches for the Philippines Football League side and scored 5 goals.[citation needed]
In December 2017, he moved to another Burmese side Yangon United and appeared in domestic tournaments such as Myanmar National League,[10] General Aung San Shield,[11] and MPT Charity Cup. With Yangon, he played in the 2018 AFC Cup and scored 10 goals in 7 matches. He was in the squad of United, that won 2018 General Aung San Shield defeating Hanthawaddy United 2–1, where he scored a goal.[12][13]
In 2018,[14] Yangon also won the Myanmar National League title and Sylla emerged as second highest goalscorer with 17 goals, behind Joseph Mpande.[15][16] Between 2017 and 2019, he scored a total of 41 goals in 53 matches.
In 2020, he moved to Vietnamese V.League 1 side Haiphong FC.[17][18]
In July 2021, Sylla signed for I-League outfit Churchill Brothers for their 2021–22 I-League season.[19][20] He is the first foreign recruit of the season for the Goa-based side. He made his debut in their 1–0 defeat to Gokulam Kerala on 26 December.[21]
Magwe
Yangon United