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Ivorian footballer (born 2002)

Abakar Sylla
Abakar Sylla with Strasbourg in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Loubadhe Abakar Sylla
Date of birth (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22)
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
Youth career
0000–2021 SO Armée
2021 Club NXT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Club Brugge 21 (0)
2023– Strasbourg 34 (3)
International career
2022– Ivory Coast 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025
‡ 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 started his career with Ivory Coast side SO Armée. He moved to Belgium side Club Brugge's reserve team Club NXT in September 2021. Sylla made his debut for Club Brugge as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against R.S.C. Anderlecht at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 22 May 2022. 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.

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 20 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 27 1
Total 21 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 28 1
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 1 22 2 2 1 — — 24 3
2024–25 Ligue 1 12 1 1 0 — — 13 1
Total 34 3 3 1 — — 37 4
Career total 55 3 4 1 6 1 0 0 65 5
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 28 March 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2022 3 0
2023 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Club Brugge

References

  1. "Club NXT versterkt zich met 'nieuwe Kossounou'". VoetbalPrimeur.be (in Flemish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 22 May 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. "Teenager Sylla earns Club Brugge winning start in Group B". Reuters.com.
  4. "Abakar Sylla joins Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace!". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 15 July 2023.
  5. "RC Strasbourg shatter club transfer record for Club Brugge KV defender Abakar Sylla". 101 Great Goals. 15 July 2023.

External links


RC Strasbourg Alsace – current squad
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