Djibril Sylla

Djibril Sylla (born 1 January 1980) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Guinea, he was capped at international level by Malta and during his career played for teams in Malta, Wales and France.

Djibril Sylla

Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-01-01) 1 January 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Guinea
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Hamrun Spartans
2000	Gozo
2000–	Sliema Wanderers
	Msida Saint-Joseph
2003–2004	Sliema Wanderers
2004–	Hibernians
2006	Rhyl
	CA Bastia
International career
2000	Malta	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Malta

He joined Sliema Wanderers in July 2003^[1] Sylla made his unofficial debut for the Wanderers in a friendly 5-1 drubbing of the Nigerian Stars.^[2] After playing for the club infrequently over the next season he was released by club and joined Hibernians on transfer deadline day in August 2004.^[3]

Wales

He then moved to Wales, signing for Rhyl in March 2006.^[4][5]

France

He finished his career in France, playing for Corsican side CA Bastia.

International

Sylla made four appearances for the Malta national football team during 2000, his debut was a second-half substitute's appearance in a friendly against South Africa. He started in Malta's 2002 World Cup qualifier at Northern Ireland in September 2000.^[6][7]