Dembo Sylla

Dembo Sylla

Sylla with Guinea in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Laval, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Dender EH
Number	53
Youth career
2011–2022	Laval
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Laval II	24	(0)
2022–2023	Laval	30	(0)
2023–	Lorient	1	(0)
2023–	Lorient II	1	(0)
2024	→ Rodez (loan)	15	(0)
2024–	→ Dender EH (loan)	0	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Guinea	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:58, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Dembo Sylla (born 10 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian Pro League club Dender EH on loan from Ligue 2 club Lorient. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.

Career

A youth product of Laval since the U9s, Sylla began his career with their reserves in 2019 before signing his first professional contract with the club on 8 August 2022.[1] He made his senior and professional debut with Laval as a late substitute in a 1–0 loss to Nîmes Olympique on 27 August 2022.[2]

On 1 February 2024, Sylla was loaned to Rodez until the end of the season.[3]

On 23 August 2024, Sylla moved on a new loan to Dender EH in Belgium, with an option to buy.[4]

Personal life

Diaby was born in Laval, to Guinean parents[5] His sister Sounkamba Sylla is a French professional athlete.[6]

References

1. ""J'ai toujours rêvé de signer ici", Dembo Sylla signe son premier contrat pro avec le Stade Lavallois". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 8 August 2022.
2. "Stade Lavallois : les premières minutes en Ligue 2 du prometteur défenseur Dembo Sylla". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 28 August 2022.
3. "Mercato : Dembo Sylla est prêté par le FC Lorient" [Mercato: Dembo Sylla is loaned by FC Lorient] (in French). Rodez. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
4. "Dembo Sylla is onze nieuwste aanwinst" [Dembo Sylla is our newest addition] (in Dutch). Dender EH. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
5. F, Recueilli par D. (28 September 2022). "ENTRETIEN. Sounkamba et Dembo Sylla : "Après mon match en L2, je suis rentré à pied chez moi"". Ouest-France.fr.
6. Faurie, D. (28 September 2022). "GRAND FORMAT. À Laval, l'athlète Sounkamba et le footballeur Dembo Sylla, une famille en sport". Ouest-France.fr.

External links

• Dembo Sylla at Soccerway
• Ligue 2 profile