Idrissa Sylla

Idrissa Sylla

Personal information
Full name	Idrissa Sylla
Date of birth	3 December 1990[1]
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Queens Park Rangers
Number	40
Youth career
2008–2010	Le Mans
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Le Mans	52	(14)
2010–2011	→ Bastia (loan)	27	(7)
2013–2015	Zulte Waregem	47	(14)
2015–2016	Anderlecht	33	(9)
2016–	Queens Park Rangers	13	(4)
National team^‡
2012–	Guinea	22	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:37, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Idrissa Sylla is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queens Park Rangers in the Championship and the Guinea national team. He is also referred to as Waddle due to him possessing a similar style of play to Chris Waddle.^[2]

Club career

Le Mans

Sylla was the joint top scorer for Le Mans during the 2011–2012 Ligue 2 season, along with Idir Ouali, scoring 9 league goals.^[3]

Zulte Waregem

In August 2013, Sylla joined Belgian team Zulte Waregem on a two-year contract, following Le Mans' fall to the French lower divisions. He was transferred for an estimated fee of €150,000.^[4][5]

Anderlecht

On 2 February 2015, Sylla joined Anderlecht on a four-and-a-half-year contract.^[6]

Queens Park Rangers

On 30 August 2016, English club Queens Park Rangers announced the signing of Sylla from Anderlecht on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He will wear the number 40 shirt for the 2016–17 season at QPR.^[7] Sylla made his QPR debut on the 10th September 2016, coming off the bench in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers ^[8] Sylla scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against Huddersfield Town on 17 September 2016.^[9] He then scored the winner against Fulham in a 2-1 victory.^[10]

International career

Sylla made his debut for Guinea in a friendly against Ivory Coast on 29 February 2012.

He was a member of the Guinea squad at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 August 2016^[12]

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Le Mans	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2011–12	25	9	1	0	2	0	—		28	9
	2012–13	27	5	1	0	1	0	—		29	5
	Total	52	14	2	0	3	0	—		57	14
Bastia (loan)	2010–11	27	7	0	0	2	0	—		29	7
	Total	27	7	0	0	2	0	—		29	7
Zulte Waregem	2013–14	27	9	7	0	—		4	0	38	9
	2014–15	20	5	2	2	—		4	2	26	9
	Total	47	14	9	2	—		8	2	64	18
Anderlecht	2015–16	30	7	1	0	—		4	0	35	7
	2016–17	3	2	0	0	—		2	0	5	2
	Total	33	9	1	0	—		6	0	40	9
Queens Park Rangers	2016–17	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career Total		159	44	12	2	5	0	14	2	190	48

International

As of match played 5 June 2016^[13]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Guinea	2012	6	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	7	2
	2015	6	2
	2016	3	1
Total		22	5

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 September 2014	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Togo	2–0	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.	15 November 2014	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Togo	0–1	1–4	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	6 September 2015	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	1–0	1–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.	15 November 2015	Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Namibia	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	29 March 2016	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Malawi	1–2	1–2	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

1. Idrissa Sylla – FIFA competition record
2. "Newcastle United in hunt for Anderlecht striker Idrissa Sylla". telegraph.co.uk. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
3. "Official Top Scorer Chart". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. "Zulte Waregem engage Sylla et Mendy" [Zulte Waregem signs Sylla and Mendy] (in French). rtbf.be. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
5. "Idrissa Sylla (Le Mans FC) transféré à Zulte Waregem" [Idrissa Sylla (Le Mans FC) transferred to Zulte Waregem] (in French). ouest-france.fr. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
6. "Anderlecht bevestigt komst Sylla [Anderlecht confirms arrival Sylla]" (in Dutch). HLN.be. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
7. "QPR SIGN STRIKER IDRISSA SYLLA". www.qpr.co.uk. Queens Park Rangers F.C. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
8. "Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
9. "Huddersfield 2–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
10. "Fulham 1–1 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
11. "2015 Nations Cup: Constant included in Guinea squad". BBC Sport. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
12. "Idrissa Sylla". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
13. "Sylla, Idrissa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

External links

• Profile at National-Football-Teams