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Guinea · 2011–23

Issiaga Sylla

Stalwart LB, also LM, CB Right-footed box-to-box
Rating
79
Life
1994
Clubs
Horoya AC, Toulouse, Gazélec Ajaccio
#18
Editorial rank of 33 for Guinea
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Toulouse gave Sylla his debut on 4 May 2013, pushed forward to left midfield in a 4-2 win over Lille, and he was still there ten years later with 194 league appearances behind him. No one has played more for Guinea: he is past 90 caps, went to the Africa Cups of 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023, won Ligue 2 with Toulouse in 2021-22 and the Guinean championship with Horoya in 2011-12. Career record: club career at Horoya AC, Toulouse, Gazélec Ajaccio.

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Career record

2011–2012Horoya
2012–2015Toulouse
2015–todayGazélec Ajaccio

Shared the era

Guinea legends whose careers overlapped Sylla's

The world's great LBs

Around Sylla in the almanac

One rank above: Momo Sylla at #17.

One rank below: Abdoul Razzagui Camara at #19.

Guinea's editorial top five: Naby Keita · Pascal Feindouno · Cherif Souleymane · Serhou Guirassy · Titi Camara.