Youssouph Cheikh Sylla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mbacké, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Perugia | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Parma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Colorno | 28 | (14) |
| 2017–2020 | Piacenza | 35 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vigor Carpaneto (loan) | 19 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Gozzano | 34 | (19) |
| 2021–2023 | Pordenone | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Siena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Alessandria (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Vis Pesaro | 18 | (5) |
| 2024– | Perugia | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024 | |||
Youssouph Cheikh Sylla (born 20 February 1998) is a Senegalese football player who plays for Italian Serie C Group B club Perugia. He played all of his career so far in Italy, advancing from the fifth tier to the second.
Club career[edit]
He started his senior career in the fifth and fourth tier (Eccellenza and Serie D).[1]
He made his professional Serie C debut for Piacenza on 22 September 2018, against Pontedera.[2]
On 5 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Pordenone.[3] On 18 August 2021, Pordenone loaned him to Serie C club Siena.[4] However, Italian Football Federation did not approve the loan and he returned to Pordenone on 28 August.[5]
He made his Serie B debut for Pordenone on 18 September 2021 in a game against Cittadella.[6]
On 31 August 2022, Sylla was loaned to Alessandria, with an option to buy.[7]
On 20 July 2023, Sylla signed a two-year contract with Vis Pesaro.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Youssouph Cheikh Sylla at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "Piacenza v Pontedera game report". Soccerway. 22 September 2018.
- ^ ""PAPE" SYLLA, UN GIGANTE PER L'ATTACCO DEL PORDENONE" (in Italian). Pordenone. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "L'ATTACCANTE "PAPE" SYLLA IN PRESTITO AL SIENA" (in Italian). Pordenone. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Arriva Pezzella, Sylla saluta e torna a Pordenone" (in Italian). Siena. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Cittadella v Pordenone game report". Soccerway. 18 September 2021.
- ^ "SYLLA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE GRIGIO" (in Italian). Alessandria. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "YOSSOUPH SYLLA E' UN ATTACCANTE DELLA VIS PESARO!" [YOSSOUPH SYLLA IS A FORWARD FOR VIS PESARO!] (in Italian). Vis Pesaro dal 1898. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Youssouph Cheikh Sylla at Soccerway
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