Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1971)


Mohamed Sylla was a Guinean footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry. scoring loads of goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville he caught the eye of Dutch side Willem II. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in the Netherlands and stayed six years in Tilburg before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at FC Twente, played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he ever saw snow.

International career

Sylla played for the Guinea national football team for several years.

Death

Sylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in Marseille, after a long battle against lung and pancreatic cancer.

Personal life

His son Abdoul Karim Sylla is also a professional footballer.