# Issiaga Sylla

Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Guinea national team.

## Club career

Sylla was born in Conakry, Guinea. He made his debut for Toulouse on 4 May 2013, starting as a left midfielder in a 4–2 win over Lille.
Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.
On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.

## International career

Sylla made his international debut for the Guinea national team at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela. He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Horoya | 2012 | CAF Champions League | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Toulouse II | 2012–13 | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Toulouse II | 2013–14 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Toulouse II | 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Toulouse II | Total | Total | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 4 |
| Toulouse | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Toulouse | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Toulouse | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| Toulouse | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Toulouse | Total | Total | 194 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 211 | 11 |
| Ajaccio (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Lens (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 |
| Lens II (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Montpellier | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 296 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 15 |
* ↑ Appearance in CAF Champions League

### International

    As of match played 2 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Guinea | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| Guinea | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2019 | 12 | 1 |
| Guinea | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| Guinea | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 80 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sylla goal.
List of international goals scored by Issiaga Sylla :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 24 March 2017 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Gabon | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 November 2019 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea | Namibia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 10 January 2022 | Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, Cameroon | Malawi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |

## Honours

Horoya AC
* Guinée Championnat National: 2011–12
Toulouse
* Ligue 2: 2021–22