Issiaga Sylla

Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Montpellier and the Guinea national team.^[1]

Issiaga Sylla

Sylla with Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Montpellier
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2011	Horoya AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Horoya AC	1	(0)
2012–2015	Toulouse B	18	(1)
2013–2023	Toulouse	194	(9)
2015–2016	→ Gazélec Ajaccio (loan)	34	(0)
2020–2021	→ Lens (loan)	20	(1)
2020	→ Lens B (loan)	1	(0)
2023–	Montpellier	45	(3)
International career‡
2011–	Guinea	80	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)~

Club career

Sylla was born in Conakry, Guinea. He made his debut for Toulouse on 4 May 2013, starting as a left midfielder in a 4–2 win over Lille.^{[citation needed]}

Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.^[2]

On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.^[3]

International career

Sylla made his international debut for the Guinea national team at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela.^{[citation needed]} He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Horoya	2012	CAF Champions League	—		—		—		1[a]	0	—		1	0
Toulouse II	2012–13	Championnat National 3	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
	2013–14	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2014–15	Championnat National 3	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
	Total		18	1	—		—		—		—		18	1
Toulouse	2012–13	Ligue 1	4	1	0	0	—		—		—		4	1
	2013–14	Ligue 1	32	3	2	0	2	1	—		—		36	4
	2014–15	Ligue 1	12	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2016–17	Ligue 1	27	1	1	0	2	0	—		—		30	1
	2017–18	Ligue 1	25	1	1	0	2	1	—		0	0	28	2
	2018–19	Ligue 1	24	2	3	0	1	0	—		—		28	2
	2019–20	Ligue 1	28	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	25	0	1	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	17	0	1	0	—		—		—		18	0
	Total		194	9	9	0	8	2	—		0	0	211	11
Ajaccio (loan)	2015–16	Ligue 1	34	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		38	0
Lens (loan)	2020–21	Ligue 1	20	1	1	0	—		—		—		21	1
Lens II (loan)	2020–21	Championnat National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Montpellier	2022–23	Ligue 1	15	1	—		—		—		—		15	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	14	1	0	0	—		—		—		14	1
	Total		29	2	0	0	—		—		—		29	2
Career total			296	13	13	0	9	2	1	0	0	0	319	15

1. Appearance in CAF Champions League

International

As of match played 2 February 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea	2011	1	0
	2012	0	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	7	0
	2015	11	0
	2016	5	0
	2017	8	1
	2018	5	0
	2019	12	1
	2020	1	0
	2021	6	0
	2022	9	1
	2023	5	0
	2024	5	0
Total		80	3

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal.^[5]

List of international goals scored by Issiaga Sylla

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2017	Stade Océane, Le Havre, France	Gabon	2–1	2–2	Friendly
2	17 November 2019	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Namibia	1–0	2–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	10 January 2022	Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon	Malawi	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Horoya AC

• Guinée Championnat National: 2011–12^{[citation needed]}

Toulouse

• Ligue 2: 2021–22^[6]