Abakar Sylla
Personal information
Full name Loubadhe Abakar Sylla
Date of birth (2002-12-25) 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
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Club Brugge 21 (0)
2023– Strasbourg 10 (1)
International career
2022– Ivory Coast 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:17, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Loubadhe Abakar Sylla (born 25 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

Career

Sylla made his debut for Club Brugge as a substitute in a 1–0 home win against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 11 May 2022.[1] 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.[2]

On 15 July 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg by signing a five-year deal,[3] for a reported club-record fee of €20m plus €2m in add-ons.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 1000000010
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 200106[lower-alpha 1]100271
Total 210106100281
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 1 10100101
Career total 311106100382
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 28 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202230
202320
Total50

References

  1. "CLUB BRUGGE VS.UNION SAINT-GILLOISE 1-0". Soccerway.
  2. "Teenager Sylla earns Club Brugge winning start in Group B". Reuters.com.
  3. "Abakar Sylla joins Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace!". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 15 July 2023.
  4. "RC Strasbourg shatter club transfer record for Club Brugge KV defender Abakar Sylla". 101 Great Goals. 15 July 2023.
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