Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1971)
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Mohamed Sylla (22 February 1971 – 9 June 2010) was a Guinean professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry; scoring many goals at Gabonese league side Libreville, he caught the eye of Dutch side Willem II. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in the Netherlands and stayed six years in Tilburg, before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at Twente played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he had ever seen snow.[1]
International career
Sylla played for the Guinea national team for several years.
Death
Sylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in Marseille, after a long battle against lung and pancreatic cancer.[2]
Personal life
His son Abdoul Karim Sylla is also a professional footballer.[3][4]
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- 1971 births
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- Footballers from Conakry
- Men's association football forwards
- Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea men's international footballers
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- 1994 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Gabon
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- Ligue 1 players
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- Scottish Football League players
- Super League Greece players
- Hafia FC players
- USM Libreville players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- FC Martigues players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Paniliakos F.C. players
- Chamois Niortais FC players
- Istres FC players
- Stade Tunisien players
- Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
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