Mohamed Sylla (footballer born 1971)

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Personal information
Mohamed Sylla
Full name	Mohamed Lamine Sylla
Date of birth	February 22, 1971 (1971-02-22) (age 37)
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height	1,81 m.
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986-1987 1988-1989 1989-1995 1995-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000 2000-2001 2001-2002	Hafia Conakry USM Libreville Willem II FC Martigues Ayr United Paniliakos Chamois Niortais FC FC Istres Stade Tunisien	33 (22) 36 (23) 145 (24) 46 (6) 3 (0) 15 (1) 4 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
National team²
1990-1998	Guinea
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Mohamed Sylla (born 22 February 1971 in Conakry) is a retired Guinean football striker. He is not to be confused with compatriots Mohamed Ofei Sylla and Mohamed 'Momo' Sylla.

[edit] Club career

Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry, before catching the eye of Dutch side Willem II when scoring loads of goals at Gabonese league side USM Libreville. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in Holland and stayed 6 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 FC Twente, played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he ever saw snow.