# Mohamed Sylla (footballer, born 1993)

Mohamed Sylla (born 1 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.

## Career

Born in Paris, Sylla began his career with L'Entente SSG, where he made over 100 appearances before signing with English club Oldham Athletic in January 2019. He made his debut on 12 January 2019, in a League match against Forest Green Rovers. He returned to France in June 2020 to sign for Laval.
On 30 October 2021, Sylla joined National League side Aldershot Town, and went onto score on his debut later that day, during a 2–1 away defeat to Barnet. In the 2021–22 season, Sylla made 32 appearances in all competitions for Aldershot, scoring twice. Additionally, he also won the club's player of the year award.
On 4 August 2022, Sylla signed a one-year deal at League Two club Hartlepool United. On 1 January 2023, he scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 3–3 draw with Harrogate Town. He was dropped from the matchday squad for wins against Grimsby Town and Barrow with manager John Askey claiming that Sylla was not in the right frame of mind to play. It was later reported by the Hartlepool Mail that it was believed Sylla refused to play in the game against Grimsby. Following the win against Barrow which had left Hartlepool relegated, Askey said that several players had been dropped due to their attitude. Despite this, Sylla's contract option was exercised to keep him at the club for a further year, although he failed to return to pre-season training with club.
On 25 August 2023, Sylla joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut two days later off the bench in a league win over Heart of Midlothian. On 28 September, Sylla collapsed during half-time of a league game against Aberdeen due to having an apparent anaphylactic shock and was taken to hospital where he became responsive and was released in the following days. He made the starting line-up of the following game, but was sent off in the first half due to a controversial second yellow card.

## Personal life

Sylla and his partner became parents in November 2024, with their son being born in Paris. After being present for the birth, Sylla returned to Scotland the following day to play the entirety of a comeback victory for Dundee against Kilmarnock which manager Tony Docherty and the team dedicated to Sylla's newborn son.

## Career statistics

    As of 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| L'Entente SSG | 2013–14 | CFA2 Group A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| L'Entente SSG | 2014–15 | CFA2 Group A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| L'Entente SSG | 2015–16 | CFA2 Group A | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 3 |
| L'Entente SSG | 2016–17 | CFA2 Group B | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| L'Entente SSG | 2017–18 | Championnat National | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 |
| L'Entente SSG | 2018–19 | Championnat National | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| L'Entente SSG | Total | Total | 110 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 115 | 6 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2018–19 | League Two | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2019–20 | League Two | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Oldham Athletic | Total | Total | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Laval | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Aldershot Town | 2021–22 | National League | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Hartlepool United | 2022–23 | League Two | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Dundee | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dundee | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dundee | Total | Total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 292 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 322 | 11 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

## Honours

Individual
* Entente SSG Supporters' Player of the Year: 2017–18
* Aldershot Town Supporters' Player of the Year: 2021–22