Sylla started his football career at French Second Division club Créteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on to Le Havre when he was 18.[3] He also played for Le Mans,[4][5] before moving to Scotland to sign for St Johnstone, where he was considered to be a fan's favourite.[6] Sylla was also considered to be quite an aggressive player during his time at St. Johnstone, as he picked up 16 yellow cards.[3]
Celtic's manager signed him for £650,000 in August 2001.[7] Sylla played in a variety of different positions while at Celtic, but was never a first-team regular.[8] Celtic won the league twice during Sylla's time at the club in 2001–02 and 2003–04.[9][10] Sylla contributed nine league appearances to the first of these titles and fourteen to the second.[11][12]
Born in the Ivory Coast, Sylla played for the Guinea national team internationally making 56 appearances between 1999 and 2007.[2]
Personal life
Sylla is the youngest of six children. He has two brothers and three sisters. From age 10, he was brought up by his sisters in Paris, as his mother, Massiami Bamba, and father believed that opportunities would be better for him than they were in Africa.[3]
He is one of at least two Guinean football players commonly known as Mohammed Sylla. Another, Mohamed Lamine Sylla, played with Willem II, FC Martigues and Ayr United amongst others.[16] The overlapping nature of the two players' careers has led to a degree of media confusion regarding the details of their transfers.
^"Fans cleared of Sylla race abuse charge; Celtic star Momo asks sheriff to free pair". Evening Times. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^"Celtic sign trio on deadline day". BBC Sport. 2 August 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"English duo are waiting on Sylla". BBC Sport. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^"Five-star Celtic claim title". BBC. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"Celtic win Scottish title". BBC. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"Games played by Momo Sylla in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"Games played by Momo Sylla in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"Sylla makes switch to Leicester". BBC. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"Kilmarnock sign Leicester's Sylla". BBC. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
^"Forest look at Sylla". Sky Sports Football News.
^Ayr United Match reports 1997-98 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Hand of David Ayr United Fans Site.
External links
Mohammed Sylla at Soccerbase
February 09, 2023
mohammed, sylla, people, with, similar, names, mohamed, sylla, mohammed, momo, sylla, born, march, 1977, guinean, former, professional, footballer, played, winger, momo, syllasylla, 2006personal, informationfull, name, date, birth, 1977, march, 1977, place, bi. For people with similar names see Mohamed Sylla Mohammed Momo Sylla born 13 March 1977 2 is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger Momo SyllaSylla in 2006Personal informationFull nameMohammed Sylla 1 Date of birth 1977 03 13 13 March 1977 age 45 Place of birthBouake Ivory CoastHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm Position s WingerSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995 1996Creteil42 7 1996 1999Le Havre66 11 1997 1998Noisy le Sec loan 47 16 1999 2000Le Mans36 14 2000 2001St Johnstone35 5 2001 2005Celtic47 3 2005 2007Leicester City34 0 2007Kilmarnock11 0 Total318 56 International career1999 2007Guinea56 22 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksClub career EditSylla started his football career at French Second Division club Creteil on the outskirts of Paris before moving on to Le Havre when he was 18 3 He also played for Le Mans 4 5 before moving to Scotland to sign for St Johnstone where he was considered to be a fan s favourite 6 Sylla was also considered to be quite an aggressive player during his time at St Johnstone as he picked up 16 yellow cards 3 Celtic s manager signed him for 650 000 in August 2001 7 Sylla played in a variety of different positions while at Celtic but was never a first team regular 8 Celtic won the league twice during Sylla s time at the club in 2001 02 and 2003 04 9 10 Sylla contributed nine league appearances to the first of these titles and fourteen to the second 11 12 Celtic released Sylla in 2005 and he then signed for Leicester City at the beginning of the 2005 06 season 13 He then had a short stint with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in early 2007 14 and a trial with Nottingham Forest before retiring 15 International career EditBorn in the Ivory Coast Sylla played for the Guinea national team internationally making 56 appearances between 1999 and 2007 2 Personal life EditSylla is the youngest of six children He has two brothers and three sisters From age 10 he was brought up by his sisters in Paris as his mother Massiami Bamba and father believed that opportunities would be better for him than they were in Africa 3 He is one of at least two Guinean football players commonly known as Mohammed Sylla Another Mohamed Lamine Sylla played with Willem II FC Martigues and Ayr United amongst others 16 The overlapping nature of the two players careers has led to a degree of media confusion regarding the details of their transfers Honours EditCeltic Scottish Premier League 2003 04 Scottish Cup 2003 04 2004 05 UEFA Cup Runner up 2002 03Individual St Johnstone s Player of the Year 2000 01References Edit Mohammed Sylla Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 12 March 2017 a b Mohammed Sylla National Football Teams Benjamin Strack Zimmermann Retrieved 25 April 2016 a b c Sylla listens without prejudice The Scotsman 20 October 2002 Retrieved 16 September 2021 Profile Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine at britishantasyfootball com Profile Archived 18 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine at lequipe fr Fans cleared of Sylla race abuse charge Celtic star Momo asks sheriff to free pair Evening Times 31 December 2002 Retrieved 21 June 2013 Celtic sign trio on deadline day BBC Sport 2 August 2001 Retrieved 15 April 2020 English duo are waiting on Sylla BBC Sport 2 March 2005 Retrieved 21 June 2013 Five star Celtic claim title BBC 6 April 2002 Retrieved 15 April 2020 Celtic win Scottish title BBC 18 April 2004 Retrieved 15 April 2020 Games played by Momo Sylla in 2001 2002 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 15 April 2020 Games played by Momo Sylla in 2003 2004 Soccerbase Centurycomm Retrieved 15 April 2020 Sylla makes switch to Leicester BBC 1 June 2005 Retrieved 15 April 2020 Kilmarnock sign Leicester s Sylla BBC 11 January 2007 Retrieved 15 April 2020 Forest look at Sylla Sky Sports Football News Ayr United Match reports 1997 98 Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Hand of David Ayr United Fans Site External links EditMohammed Sylla at Soccerbase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mohammed Sylla amp oldid 1135637227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
