Dembo Sylla
 Sylla with Guinea in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Laval, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | → Dender EH (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Red Star (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Guinea | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Ligue 1 club Lorient. Born in France, he plays for the Guinea national team.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Diaby was born in Laval, to Guinean parents[6] His sister Sounkamba Sylla is a French professional athlete.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ ""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.
- ↑ "Stade Lavallois : les premières minutes en Ligue 2 du prometteur défenseur Dembo Sylla". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 28 August 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dembo Sylla is onze nieuwste aanwinst" [Dembo Sylla is our newest addition] (in Dutch). Dender EH. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ↑ "DEMBO SYLLA SIGNE EN PRÊT" [DEMBO SYLLA SIGNS ON LOAN] (in French). Red Star FC. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
[edit]- Dembo Sylla at Soccerway
- Ligue 2 profile
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Laval, Mayenne
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Guinean men's footballers
- 21st-century Guinean sportsmen
- Guinea men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Stade Lavallois players
- FC Lorient players
- Rodez AF players
- FCV Dender EH players
- Red Star FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium