Issiaga Sylla

Issiaga Sylla

Sylla with Guinea at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Asteras Tripolis
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2011	Horoya AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Horoya AC	1	(0)
2012–2015	Toulouse B	18	(1)
2013–2023	Toulouse	194	(9)
2015–2016	→ Gazélec Ajaccio (loan)	34	(0)
2020–2021	→ Lens (loan)	20	(1)
2020	→ Lens B (loan)	1	(0)
2023–2025	Montpellier	53	(3)
2025–	Asteras Tripolis	1	(0)
International career‡
2011–	Guinea	85	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:17, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis and the Guinea national team.^[1]

Sylla was born in Conakry, Guinea. He made his debut for Toulouse on 4 May 2013, starting as a left midfielder in a 4–2 win over Lille.^{[citation needed]}

Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.^[2]

On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.^[3]

On 15 July 2025, he signed for Greek side Asteras Tripolis.^[4]

Sylla made his international debut for the Guinea national team at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela.^{[citation needed]} He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.^[5]

As of match played 19 April 2025

As of match played 25 March 2025^[6]

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal.^[6]

List of international goals scored by Issiaga Sylla

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2017	Stade Océane, Le Havre, France	Gabon	2–1	2–2	Friendly
2	17 November 2019	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Namibia	1–0	2–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	10 January 2022	Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon	Malawi	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Horoya AC

• Guinée Championnat National: 2011–12^{[citation needed]}

Toulouse

• Ligue 2: 2021–22^[7]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Issiaga Sylla.

• Issiaga Sylla at L'Équipe Football (in French)