{{short description|Guinean footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Idrissa Sylla | image = Rostov-Anderleht (10) — копия.jpg | caption = Sylla with [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] in 2016 | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|12|3}}<ref>{{FIFA player|356665}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Conakry]], Guinea | height = 1.87 m | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC|Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire]] | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs1 = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] | years1 = 2010–2013 | clubs1 = [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] | caps1 = 52 | goals1 = 14 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = → [[SC Bastia|Bastia]] (loan) | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2013–2015 | clubs3 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] | caps3 = 38 | goals3 = 9 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 8 | years5 = 2016–2018 | clubs5 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | caps5 = 61 | goals5 = 17 | years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = → [[K.V. Oostende|Oostende]] (loan) | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = [[Northeast United FC|NorthEast United]] | caps8 = 18 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2021–2022 | clubs9 = [[S.C. Farense|Farense]] | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2024– | clubs10 = [[Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC|Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire]] | caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] | nationalcaps1 = 27 | nationalgoals1 = 15 | medaltemplates = | club-update = 17 July 2024 | ntupdate = 23:13, 16 June 2019 (UTC) }}
'''Idrissa Sylla''' (born 3 December 1990) is a Guinean professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for French club [[Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC|Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire]] and the [[Guinea national football team|Guinea national team]]. He is also referred to as '''Waddle''' due to him possessing a similar style of play to [[Chris Waddle]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newcastle United in hunt for Anderlecht striker Idrissa Sylla|newspaper=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/11/newcastle-united-in-hunt-for-anderlecht-striker-idrissa-sylla/|publisher=telegraph.co.uk|date=11 August 2016|access-date=17 August 2016|last1=Law|first1=Matt|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816081442/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/11/newcastle-united-in-hunt-for-anderlecht-striker-idrissa-sylla/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Le Mans=== Sylla was the joint top scorer for [[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] during the 2011–2012 [[Ligue 2]] season, along with [[Idir Ouali]], scoring 9 league goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Top Scorer Chart|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/classementButeurs#sai=80&journee1=1&journee2=38&cat=G&poste=Tous&viewAll=true|publisher=Ligue1.com|access-date=17 August 2016|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323210517/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue2/classementButeurs#sai=80&journee1=1&journee2=38&cat=G&poste=Tous&viewAll=true|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Zulte Waregem=== In August 2013, Sylla joined Belgian team [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] on a two-year contract, following Le Mans' fall to the French lower divisions. He was transferred for an estimated fee of €150,000.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_zulte-waregem-engage-sylla-et-mendy?id=8080848|title=Zulte Waregem engage Sylla et Mendy|trans-title=Zulte Waregem signs Sylla and Mendy|publisher=[[RTBF|rtbf.be]]|language=fr|date=3 September 2013|access-date=8 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928063529/http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_zulte-waregem-engage-sylla-et-mendy?id=8080848|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Idrissa-Sylla-Le-Mans-FC-transfere-a-Zulte-Waregem_44096-2224878-fils-tous_filDMA.Htm|title=Idrissa Sylla (Le Mans FC) transféré à Zulte Waregem|trans-title=Idrissa Sylla (Le Mans FC) transferred to Zulte Waregem|publisher=[[Ouest-France|ouest-france.fr]]|language=fr|date=2 September 2013|access-date=8 September 2013|archive-date=4 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904043351/http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Idrissa-Sylla-Le-Mans-FC-transfere-a-Zulte-Waregem_44096-2224878-fils-tous_filDMA.Htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Anderlecht=== On 2 February 2015, Sylla joined [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] on a four-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anderlecht bevestigt komst Sylla [Anderlecht confirms arrival Sylla]|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/923/Sport/article/detail/2203186/2015/02/02/Anderlecht-bevestigt-komst-Sylla.dhtml|publisher=HLN.be|language=nl|date=2 February 2015|access-date=17 August 2016|archive-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914013941/http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/923/Sport/article/detail/2203186/2015/02/02/Anderlecht-bevestigt-komst-Sylla.dhtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Queens Park Rangers=== On 30 August 2016, English club [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] announced the signing of Sylla from Anderlecht on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/idrissa-sylla-qpr-signing-anderlecht-3280098.aspx | title=QPR SIGN STRIKER IDRISSA SYLLA | publisher=Queens Park Rangers F.C. | work=www.qpr.co.uk | date=30 August 2016 | access-date=30 August 2016 | archive-date=31 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831152059/http://www.qpr.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/idrissa-sylla-qpr-signing-anderlecht-3280098.aspx | url-status=live }}</ref> Sylla made his QPR debut on 10 September 2016, coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw with [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37263432 |title=Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 September 2016 |access-date=11 September 2016 |archive-date=14 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914163250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37263432 |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against [[Huddersfield Town]] on 17 September 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37325188|title=Huddersfield 2–1 QPR|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 September 2016|access-date=17 September 2016|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918204555/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37325188|url-status=live}}</ref> He then scored the winner against Fulham in a [[West London derby|2–1 victory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37460403 |title=Fulham 1–2 Queens Park Rangers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 October 2016 |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-date=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004132527/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37460403 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Despite spending most of his first season at the club in and out of the starting 11, Sylla finished his first season at Loftus Road as the club's top scorer with 10 goals, many of which came from the bench.
===Return to Zulte Waregem=== On 5 January 2019, Sylla returned to Zulte Waregem for an undisclosed fee on a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/sylla-departs/|title=Striker Idrissa Sylla departs Loftus Road|access-date=5 January 2019|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105222117/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/sylla-departs/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 August 2019, he joined [[K.V. Oostende|Oostende]] on loan.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=[[K.V. Oostende|Oostende]]|url=http://www.kvo.be/nieuws/nieuwe-spits-idrissa-sylla|title=NIEUWE SPITS: IDRISSA SYLLA|date=7 August 2019|language=nl}}</ref>
===North East United=== On 20 October 2020, Sylla joined [[Indian Super League]] club [[NorthEast United FC]] on a one-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NorthEast United FC confirm signing of Guinean striker Idrissa Sylla|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/northeast-united-fc-confirm-signing-of-guinean-striker-idrissa-sylla|website=indiansuperleague.com|access-date=27 October 2020|date=20 October 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101020800/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/northeast-united-fc-confirm-signing-of-guinean-striker-idrissa-sylla|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Farense=== On 11 September 2021, he signed a one-year deal with [[S.C. Farense|Farense]] in Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[S.C. Farense|Farense]]|url=https://www.scfarense.pt/noticias/idrissa-sylla-vai-vestir-de-preto-e-branco|title=Idrissa Sylla vai vestir de preto e branco...!|date=11 September 2021|accessdate=27 September 2021|language=pt|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927141643/https://www.scfarense.pt/noticias/idrissa-sylla-vai-vestir-de-preto-e-branco|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire=== In August 2023, Sylla joined French [[Championnat National 2]] club [[Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC|Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larep.fr/orleans-45000/sports/football-idrissa-sylla-un-renfort-de-poids-pour-saint-pryve_14362197/|trans-title=Football: Idrissa Sylla, a major reinforcement for Saint-Pryvé|title=Football : Idrissa Sylla, un renfort de poids pour Saint-Pryvé|publisher=La Republique du Centre|language=French|date=28 August 2023|accessdate=17 July 2024}}</ref>
==International career== Sylla made his debut for [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] in a friendly against [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] on 29 February 2012.
He was a member of the Guinea squad at the [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Nations Cup: Constant included in Guinea squad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30636144|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 December 2014|access-date=17 August 2016|archive-date=16 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316203755/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30636144|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 June 2019}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Idrissa Sylla » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe160162/idrissa-sylla/club-matches/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072630/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/idrissa-sylla/2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Idrissa Sylla |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/idrissa-sylla/87636/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107152417/https://int.soccerway.com/players/idrissa-sylla/87636/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Le Mans FC|Le Mans]] |[[2010–11 Ligue 2|2010–11]] |rowspan="3"|[[Ligue 2]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |[[2011–12 Ligue 2|2011–12]] |25||9||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||9 |- |[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]] |27||5||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!14!!2!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!57!!14 |- |[[SC Bastia|Bastia]] (loan) |[[2010–11 Championnat National|2010–11]] |[[Championnat National]] |27||7||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||7 |- |rowspan="3"|[[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] |[[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013–14]] |rowspan="2"|[[Belgian Pro League]] |18||4||7||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0||9||5||38||9 |- |[[2014–15 Belgian Pro League|2014–15]] |20||5||2||2||colspan="2"|—||4||2||0||0||26||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38!!9!!9!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!8!!2!!9!!5!!64!!18 |- |rowspan="3"|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] |[[2015–16 Belgian Pro League|2015–16]] |Belgian Pro League |23||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0||7||1||35||7 |- |[[2016–17 Belgian First Division A|2016–17]] |[[Belgian First Division A]] |4||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4||1||0||0||8||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !27!!8!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!8!!1!!7!!1!!43!!10 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] |[[2016–17 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2016–17]] |rowspan="3"|[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |32||10||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||10 |- |[[2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2017–18]] |26||7||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||7 |- |[[2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season|2018–19]] |3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !61!!17!!0!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!64!!17 |- |[[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] |[[2018–19 Belgian First Division A|2018–19]] |Belgian First Division A |9||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||9||1||18||3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !214!!57!!12!!2!!8!!0!!16!!3!!25!!7!!275!!69 |}
===International=== {{updated|match played 6 January 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Sylla, Idrissa|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29889/Idrissa_Sylla.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=17 August 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203524/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29889/Idrissa_Sylla.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] |2012||6||0 |- |2013||0||0 |- |2014||7||2 |- |2015||6||2 |- |2016||5||1 |- |2017||1||0 |- |2019||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!27!!5 |}
:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Idrissa Sylla |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 5 September 2014 || [[Stade Mohamed V]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco || {{fb|Togo}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |- | align="center"|2 || 15 November 2014 || [[Stade de Kégué]], [[Lomé]], Togo || {{fb|Togo}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–1 || 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|3 || 6 September 2015 || [[Rufaro Stadium]], [[Harare]], Zimbabwe || {{fb|Zimbabwe}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | align="center"|4 || 15 November 2015 || [[Stade du 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]], Guinea || {{fb|Namibia}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|5 || 29 March 2016 || [[Kamuzu Stadium]], [[Blantyre]], Malawi || {{fb|Malawi}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT|29889<!-- /Idrissa_Sylla -->}}
{{Guinea squad 2015 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Guinea squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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