Abakar Sylla
Ivorian footballer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loubadhe Abakar Sylla (born 25 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
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Abakar Sylla with Strasbourg in 2024. | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Loubadhe Abakar Sylla | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | SO Armée | ||
| 2021 | Club NXT | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Club Brugge | 21 | (0) |
| 2023– | Strasbourg | 38 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Ivory Coast | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:17, 28 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Sylla started his career with Ivory Coast side SO Armée. He moved to Belgium side Club Brugge's reserve team Club NXT in September 2021.[1] Sylla made his debut for Club Brugge as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against R.S.C. Anderlecht at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 22 May 2022.[2] On his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 September 2022, he scored the only goal of the game as Club Brugge secured a 1–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.[3]
On 15 July 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg by signing a five-year deal,[4] for a reported club-record fee of €20m plus €2m in add-ons.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 59 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 28 March 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Club Brugge
References
External links
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