Dembo Sylla
Sylla with Guinea in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002
Place of birth Laval, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2022 Laval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Laval II 24 (0)
2022–2023 Laval 30 (0)
2023– Lorient 1 (0)
International career‡
2023– Guinea 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:58, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Dembo Sylla (born 10 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 team Lorient and the Guinea national team.

Career

A youth product of Laval since the U9s, Sylla began his career with their reserves in 2019 before signing his first professional contract with the club on 8 August 2022.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Laval as a late substitute in a 1–0 loss to Nîmes Olympique on 27 August 2022.[2]

Personal life

Diaby was born in Laval, to Guinean parents[3] His sister Sounkamba Sylla is a French professional athlete.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ""J'ai toujours rêvé de signer ici", Dembo Sylla signe son premier contrat pro avec le Stade Lavallois". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 8 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Stade Lavallois : les premières minutes en Ligue 2 du prometteur défenseur Dembo Sylla". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 28 August 2022.
  3. ↑ F, Recueilli par D. (28 September 2022). "ENTRETIEN. Sounkamba et Dembo Sylla : "Après mon match en L2, je suis rentré à pied chez moi"". Ouest-France.fr.
  4. ↑ Faurie, D. (28 September 2022). "GRAND FORMAT. À Laval, l'athlète Sounkamba et le footballeur Dembo Sylla, une famille en sport". Ouest-France.fr.
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