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Momo Sylla Personal information Full name Mohammed Sylla Date of birth March 13, 1977 Place of birth Bamoro, Bouaké, Cote d'Ivoire Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Winger Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1995–1996 Créteil 16 (1) 1996–1999 Le Havre 10 (0) 1997–1998 Noisy-le-Sec (loan) 24 (4) 1999–2000 Le Mans 27 (1) 2000–2001 St. Johnstone 35 (5) 2001–2005 Celtic 47 (3) 2005–2007 Leicester City 34 (0) 2007 Kilmarnock 11 (0) CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol National team‡ 2006– Guinea 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:43, 4 January 2009 (UTC)Mohammed "Momo" Sylla (born 13 March 1977) is a Guinean footballer. Sylla has become something of a cult figure at many of his clubs.
Sylla, a Guinea international, started his football career at French Second Division club Créteil, on the outskirts of Paris, before moving on to Le Havre when he was 18.[1] He has also played for Le Mans[2][3] and St. Johnstone.
His former St. Johnstone manager, Sandy Clark had this to say about him: "He's so skilful. The thing about Momo is this - he doesn't even know what he's going to do, so how's a defender supposed to know?"
Sylla's form for St. Johnstone during the 2000–01 persuaded Martin O'Neill to sign him for £750,000 in August 2001. Sylla was never really a first team regular at Celtic, but he was an unused substitute in Celtic's 3–2 defeat against FC Porto in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.
Celtic released Sylla in 2005 and he then signed for Leicester City at the beginning of the 2005-06 season. He then had a short stint with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock in early 2007.
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Personal life
Sylla is the youngest of six children. He has two brothers and three sisters. From age 10, he was brought up by his sisters, in Paris, with his mother, Massiami Bamba, and father believing this was the best thing for him, as opportunities would be better than they were in Africa. Sylla keeps his religious beliefs private.[1]
He is one of at least two Guinean football players commonly known as Mohammed Sylla. Another, Mohammed Lamine Sylla, played with Willem II Tilburg, FC Martigues and Ayr United amongst others.[4] The overlapping nature of the two players' careers has led to a degree of media confusion regarding the details of their transfers.
Honours
- Winner
- Scottish Premier League: 2003–04
- Scottish Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05
- Runner-up
- UEFA Cup: 2002-03
References
- ^ a b Sylla listens without prejudice, Scotland on Sunday, 20 October 2002.
- ^ Profile at britishantasyfootball.com
- ^ Profile at lequipe.fr
- ^ Ayr United Match reports 1997-98, Hand of David Ayr United Fans Site.
External links
Guinea squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Diarso • 2 Feindouno • 3 I. Camara • 4 Kaba • 5 Baldé • 6 Thiam • 7 Mansaré • 8 K. Sylla • 9 S. Bangoura • 10 Ismaël Bangoura • 11 Ibrahima Bangoura • 12 Cissé • 13 O. Bangoura • 14 Souare • 15 Kalabane • 16 A. Bangoura • 17 Diallo • 18 M. Sylla • 19 Diawara • 20 Yattara • 21 Jabi • 22 K. Camara • 23 S. Camara • Coach: Neveu
Categories:- 1977 births
- Celtic F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Moldova
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Guinea international footballers
- Guinean expatriate footballers
- Guinean footballers
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Le Havre AC players
- Le Mans FC players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Living people
- Scottish Premier League players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- US Créteil-Lusitanos players
- Olympique Noisy-le-Sec players
- Winner
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