# Issiaga Sylla > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Issiaga_Sylla > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Issiaga_Sylla.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issiaga_Sylla > Source revision: 1351875611 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Guinean footballer (born 1994) Issiaga Sylla Sylla with Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Personal information Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 32) Place of birth Conakry, Guinea Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Position Left-back Team information Current team Asteras Tripolis Number 4 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) 2023–2025 Montpellier 53 (3) 2025– Asteras Tripolis 22 (0) International career‡ 2011– Guinea 92 (3) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 **Issiaga Sylla** (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [left-back](/source/Left-back) for [Super League Greece](/source/Super_League_Greece) club [Asteras Tripolis](/source/Asteras_Tripolis_F.C.) and the [Guinea national team](/source/Guinea_national_football_team).[1] ## Club career Sylla was born in [Conakry](/source/Conakry), Guinea. He made his debut for [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse_FC) on 4 May 2013, starting as a [left midfielder](/source/Left_midfielder) in a 4–2 win over [Lille](/source/Lille_OSC).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Sylla was loaned out to promoted side [Gazélec Ajaccio](/source/Gaz%C3%A9lec_Ajaccio) for the [2015–16 Ligue 1](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Ligue_1) season.[2] On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1) club [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier_HSC).[3] On 15 July 2025, he signed for [Greek](/source/Super_League_Greece) side [Asteras Tripolis](/source/Asteras_Tripolis_F.C.).[4] ## International career Sylla made his international debut for the [Guinea national team](/source/Guinean_national_football_team) at 7 September 2011 against [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela_national_football_team).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] He played with the national team in [2015 Africa Cup of Nations](/source/2015_Africa_Cup_of_Nations), where the team reached the quarter-finals.[5] ## Career statistics ### Club - *As of match played 22 March 2026* 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 19 1 0 0 — — — 19 1 2024–25 Ligue 1 19 1 1 0 — — — 20 1 Total 108 4 5 0 — — — 114 4 Asteras Tripolis 2025–26 Super League Greece 18 0 1 0 — — 3 0 22 0 Career total 339 14 15 0 9 2 1 0 3 0 365 16 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Appearance in [CAF Champions League](/source/CAF_Champions_League) ### International - *As of match played 31 March 2026*[6] 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 11 0 2025 4 0 2026 2 0 Total 92 3 - *Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal*.[6] 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](/source/Guin%C3%A9e_Championnat_National): 2011–12[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] **Toulouse** - [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2): [2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Ligue_2)[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Issiaga Sylla](https://int.soccerway.com/players/issiaga-sylla/212489/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210505010038/https://int.soccerway.com/players/issiaga-sylla/212489/) 5 May 2021 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) at Soccerway 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Issiaga Sylla loaned to GFC Ajaccio (in French)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034816/http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/issiaga-sylla-toulouse-prete-au-gfc-ajaccio.1855421.html). corsematin.com. 4 July 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/issiaga-sylla-toulouse-prete-au-gfc-ajaccio.1855421.html) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Issiaga Sylla rejoint le MHSC"](https://www.mhscfoot.com/articles/2022-2023/equipe-pro/issiaga-sylla-rejoint-le-mhsc) (in French). [Montpellier HSC](/source/Montpellier_HSC). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ο διεθνής ποδοσφαιριστής Issiaga Sylla στον ASTERAS AKTOR!"](https://www.asterastripolis.gr/first-team/5105-o-diethnis-podosfairistis-issiaga-sylla-ston-asteras-aktor.html) (in Greek). asterastripolis.gr. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [2015 Africa Cup of Nations](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/). *int.soccerway.com*./ 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nft_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nft_7-1) ["Issiaga Sylla"](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45033.html). *National Football Teams*. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_8-0)** ["Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT"](https://www.toulousefc.com/fr/le-toulouse-football-club-est-champion-de-ligue-2-bkt) [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). [Toulouse FC](/source/Toulouse_FC). 7 May 2022. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221203224615/https://www.toulousefc.com/fr/le-toulouse-football-club-est-champion-de-ligue-2-bkt) from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Issiaga Sylla](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Issiaga_Sylla). - [Issiaga Sylla](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur47953.html) at [L'Équipe](/source/L'%C3%89quipe) Football (in French) v t e Asteras Tripolis F.C. – current squad 1 Papadopoulos 2 Ivanov 3 Šipčić 4 Sylla 5 Yablonsky 7 Bartolo 8 Tzandaris 9 Gioacchini 10 González 11 Emmanouilidis 13 Triantafyllopoulos 14 Chicco 16 Tsintotas 17 Alho 20 Kaltsas (c) 22 Mumo 23 Frroku 26 Okoh 29 Pomonis 30 Grozdanić 32 Mendieta 40 Ketu 41 Macheda 49 Charalampoglou 55 Archontakakis 61 Chatziemmanouil 64 Deligiannidis 68 Almyras 69 Alagbe 71 Angelidis 75 Mitrović 91 Kakadiaris 95 Kallanxhi Manager: Antonopoulos Guinea squads v t e Guinea squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations 1 N. Yattara 2 M. Yattara 3 Is. Sylla 4 Pogba 5 F. Camara 6 Zayatte 7 Razzagui 8 Traoré 9 Landel 10 Constant 11 Id. Sylla 12 Conté 13 Cissé 14 L. Camara 15 N. Keïta 16 A. Keita 17 Fofana 18 Soumah 19 Kamano 20 Sankoh 21 Diarra 22 A. Camara 23 Paye Coach: Dussuyer v t e Guinea squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations 1 N. Yattara 2 M. Yattara 3 Is. Sylla 4 Diawara 5 Seka 6 Falette 7 M. Camara 8 N. Keïta 9 Kanté 10 Kamano 11 Id. Sylla 12 Koné 13 Cissé 14 Sidibé 15 Jeanvier 16 Traoré 17 Fofana 18 Dyrestam 19 Koita 20 Bangoura 21 Kaba 22 A. Keita 23 F. Camara Coach: Put v t e Guinea squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations 1 A. Keita 2 M. Sylla 3 I. Sylla 4 Conté II 5 Sow 6 Diawara 7 Cissé 8 N. Keïta 9 J. Kanté 10 Guilavogui 11 Bayo 12 Conté I 13 M.A. Camara 14 Moriba 15 Dyrestam 16 Moussa Camara 17 O. Kanté 18 Soumah 19 Kané 20 P. Konate 21 Kaba 22 Koné 23 A. Camara 24 M. Konaté 25 Diallo 26 F. Camara 27 Siby Coach: Diawara v t e Guinea squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations 1 A. Keita 2 A. Conte 3 I. Sylla 4 Sow 5 Diakhaby 6 Diawara 7 Guilavogui 8 N. Keïta (c) 9 Guirassy 10 Moriba 11 Bayo 12 Diakité 13 M.A. Camara 14 K. Cissé 15 S. Cissé 16 Moussa Camara 17 Jeanvier 18 A. Camara 19 Kamano 20 Konaté 21 S. Sylla 22 Koné 23 Touré 24 Kanté 25 F. Conte Coach: Diawara --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Issiaga Sylla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issiaga_Sylla) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issiaga_Sylla?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.