Jean Marie Sylla (born April 22, 1983 in Conakry[2]) is a retired Guinean professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Marie Sylla | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001−2003 | Horoya Conakry | ||
| 2003–2005 | Ergotelis | 48 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Kallithea | 22 | (1) |
| 2006 | OFI | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | Apollon Kalamaria | 10 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | PAS Giannina | 29 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Kalamata | 15 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Villemomble Sports | 26 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | ES Viry-Châtillon | 48 | (4) |
| Total | 209 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01 March 2018 | |||
Career edit
Sylla began his football career at Horoya Conakry, with whom he won Guinea National Championship in 2001.[3] He then spent most of his professional career in Greece. He played for Heraklion-based Beta Ethniki side Ergotelis, most notably helping them achieve promotion to the Greek Superleague for the first time in their history, scoring the winning injury time goal vs. Akratitos during the 2003−04 Alpha Ethniki relegation play-off match.[4] He left the club after the 2004–05 season following contractual disputes after the club was relegated back to the Beta Ethniki, and eventually joined Superleague side Kallithea. After one season in top-flight at the El Paso, Sylla stayed in Greece until 2011, playing for OFI, Apollon Kalamaria, PAS Giannina and Kalamata at various levels of the Greek football league system.
In 2011, Sylla moved to France and continued his career with CFA clubs Villemomble Sports and ES Viry-Châtillon.[5] Having left the club in 2014 to tend to a family-related issue,[3] Sylla was diagnosed with Charcot's disease in September 2014, and was forced to retire at age 31.[3]
Career statistics edit
- As of matches played September 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ergotelis | 2003–04 | Beta Ethniki | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| 2004–05 | Alpha Ethniki | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Kallithea | 2005–06 | Alpha Ethniki | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| OFI | 2006–07 | Superleague | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Apollon Kalamaria | 2006–07 | Superleague | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| PAS Giannina | 2007–08 | Beta Ethniki | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Kalamata | 2009–10 | Beta Ethniki | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Villemomble Sports | 2011–12 | CFA | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Viry-Châtillon | 2012–13 | CFA | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 48 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 208 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 15 | ||
Honours edit
Club edit
- Horoya
References edit
- ^ TOMH GROUP - Jean Marie Sylla Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ΥΠΟΘΕΣΗ JEAN MARIE SYLLA - ΠΣΑΠ". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b c "Viry se mobilise pour son ancien joueur gravement malade (French)". leparisien.fr. 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Η... πτήση είχε... καθυστέρηση ΜΕ ΓΚΟΛ-ΠΟΙΗΜΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΙΛΑ ΣΤΟ 91' Ο ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ "ΠΕΤΑΞΕ" ΣΤΗΝ Α' ΕΘΝΙΚΗ (Greek)". patris.gr. 2 June 2004.
- ^ "Jean-Marie Sylla". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
External links edit
- Jean Marie Sylla at Soccerway
- Jean Marie Sylla at FootballDatabase.eu
