Alhassane Sylla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Diambars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Diambars | ||
| 2017–2020 | União da Madeira | 31 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | →Famalicão (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2020 | Cova da Piedade | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Annecy | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Rio Ave | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Moreirense | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Senegal U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | Senegal U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Senegal | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:04, 27 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alhassane Sylla (born 24 August 1995) is a Senegalese retired professional footballer who played left-back for the Senegal national team.
Career
[edit]A youth product of the Senegalese club Diambars, Sylla began his senior career with them in 2011 and helped them win the 2013 Senegalese Ligue 1.[3] In 31 July 2017, he moved to Portugal with União da Madeira in the Liga Portugal 2.[4] He went on loan to Famalicão for the 2018–19 season before returning to União, and in 2020 had a short stint with Cova da Piedade.[1] On 23 September 2020, he joined the French club Annecy in the Championnat National.[5] On 24 August 2021, he returned to Portugal with Rio Ave.[6] After winning the 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 season with Rio Ave, on 4 July 2024 he signed with Moreirense on a 2-year contract.[1] A couple weeks into preseason with Moreirense, Sylla was sidelined with a ligament injury in his right knee.[7]
International career
[edit]Born in Senegal, Sylla is of Guinean descent.[8] He was called up to the Senegal U20s for the 2015 African U-20 Championship where they were finalists, and then played for the U20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] He played for the Senegal U23s at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[10] On 10 February 2016, he debuted with the senior Senegal national team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Mexico.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Diambars
- Rio Ave
- Moreirense
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alhassane Sylla deixa Rio Ave para assinar com Moreirense". Sportinforma.
- ^ a b "Portugal : Alhassane Sylla, le défenseur qui fait les beaux jours de Rio Ave". 30 June 2022.
- ^ Niang, Mor Bassine. "record - Diambars : Alhassane Sylla est de retour". RECORD.
- ^ DN, Redação (31 July 2017). "Senegaleses Nestor Mendy, Alhassane Sylla e Pathé Ciss reforçam União da Madeira". Diário de Notícias.
- ^ a b "National 1 : L'international sénégalais Alhassane Sylla rejoint le Fécé !". www.fc-annecy.fr.
- ^ "Sylla é reforço do Rio Ave FC". 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Reforço do Moreirense afastado seis meses por lesão". ominho.pt. 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Mercato : Alhassane Sylla, sénégalo-guinéen, se relance en France". 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Strong Senegal squad for U20 World Cup - 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup - Senegal U20". African Football.
- ^ "Group A rosters" (PDF). CAF. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Foot - Finale Coupe de la Ligue: Première pour Diambars !". aDakar.com.
- ^ "Moreirense FC é o novo Campeão da Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal.
External links
[edit]- Alhassane Sylla at Soccerway
- Alhassane Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com]