Abdel Kader Sylla (born 10 April 1990), is a Seychellois professional basketball player. He is known as being the first professional player from the Seychelles.[1] He currently plays for Hermine Nantes of the LNB Pro B.
 Sylla with Élan Béarnais in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 13 – Hermine Nantes | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | LNB Pro B | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1990 Victoria, Seychelles | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2006 | Premium Cobras | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Baya | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | SLUC Nancy | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Orléans Loiret | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | AS Monaco | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | JL Bourg | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Union Neuchâtel | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Hermine Nantes | ||||||||||||||
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Sylla joined Hermine Nantes in 2019 and averaged 5.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on 11 June 2020.[2]
He represented the Seychelles national basketball team on several occasions.[3] In 2022, he was invited to meet President Wavel Ramkalawan.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Seychelles: The President Receives Professional Basketball Player Abdel Sylla at State House". African Business. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ Burstert, Phlippe (11 June 2020). "Sylla re-signs at Nantes". Afrobasket. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ Seychelles | 2015 FIBA Africa Championship for Men Qualifying Round, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 6 June 2016.