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Jean Marie Sylla

Jean Sylla
Personal information
Full name Jean Marie Sylla
Date of birth (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Left Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001−2003 Horoya Conakry
2003–2005 Ergotelis 48 (4)
2005–2006 Kallithea 22 (1)
2006 OFI 11 (0)
2007 Apollon Kalamaria 10 (1)
2007–2009 PAS Giannina 29 (2)
2009–2010 Kalamata 15 (1)
2011–2012 Villemomble Sports 26 (2)
2012–2014 ES Viry-Châtillon 48 (4)
Total 209 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01 March 2018

Jean Marie Sylla (born April 22, 1983 in Conakry[2]) is a retired Guinean professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Career

Sylla began his football career at Horoya Conakry, with whom he won Guinea National Championship in 2001.[3] He then spent most of his professional career in Greece. He played for Heraklion-based Beta Ethniki side Ergotelis, most notably helping them achieve promotion to the Greek Superleague for the first time in their history, scoring the winning injury time goal vs. Akratitos during the 2003−04 Alpha Ethniki relegation play-off match.[4] He left the club after the 2004–05 season following contractual disputes after the club was relegated back to the Beta Ethniki, and eventually joined Superleague side Kallithea. After one season in top-flight at the El Paso, Sylla stayed in Greece until 2011, playing for OFI, Apollon Kalamaria, PAS Giannina and Kalamata at various levels of the Greek football league system.

In 2011, Sylla moved to France and continued his career with CFA clubs Villemomble Sports and ES Viry-Châtillon.[5] Having left the club in 2014 to tend to a family-related issue,[3] Sylla was diagnosed with Charcot's disease in September 2014, and was forced to retire at age 31.[3]

Career statistics

As of matches played September 2014
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ergotelis 2003–04 Beta Ethniki 25 2 0 0 1[a] 1 26 3
2004–05 Alpha Ethniki 22 1 0 0 22 1
Total 47 3 0 0 1 1 48 4
Kallithea 2005–06 Alpha Ethniki 22 1 0 0 22 1
Total 22 1 0 0 22 1
OFI 2006–07 Superleague 11 0 2 0 13 0
Total 11 0 2 0 13 0
Apollon Kalamaria 2006–07 Superleague 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 10 1 0 0 10 1
PAS Giannina 2007–08 Beta Ethniki 16 2 1 0 17 2
2008–09 13 0 0 0 13 0
Total 29 2 1 0 30 2
Kalamata 2009–10 Beta Ethniki 15 1 0 0 15 1
Total 15 1 0 0 15 1
Villemomble Sports 2011–12 CFA 26 2 0 0 26 2
Total 26 2 0 0 26 2
Viry-Châtillon 2012–13 CFA 31 3 0 0 31 3
2013–14 17 1 0 0 17 1
Total 48 4 0 0 48 4
Career total 208 14 3 0 1 1 212 15

Honours

Club

Horoya

References