Djibril Sylla

Maltese footballer

Djibril Sylla
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-01-01) 1 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Guinea
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Hamrun Spartans
2000	Gozo
2000–	Sliema Wanderers
	Msida Saint-Joseph
2003–2004	Sliema Wanderers
2004–	Hibernians
2006	Rhyl
	CA Bastia
International career
2000	Malta	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Djibril Sylla (born 1 January 1980) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Guinea, he was capped at international level by Malta and during his career played for teams in Malta, Wales and France.

Career

Malta

He joined Sliema Wanderers in July 2003^[1] Sylla made his unofficial debut for the Wanderers in a friendly 5-1 drubbing of the Nigerian Stars.^[2] After playing for the club infrequently over the next season he was released by club and joined Hibernians on transfer deadline day in August 2004.^[3]

Wales

He then moved to Wales, signing for Rhyl in March 2006.^[4]^[5]

France

He finished his career in France, playing for Corsican side CA Bastia.

International

Sylla made four appearances for the Malta national football team during 2000, his debut was a second-half substitute's appearance in a friendly against South Africa. He started in Malta's 2002 World Cup qualifier at Northern Ireland in September 2000.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "July 2003". Maltafootball.info.
^ "Wanderers' Debut". Times of Malta. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Sylla released by Sliema, signs for Hibs". Times of Malta. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Smart, Chris (29 March 2006). "Clubs look to boost European ambitions". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Rhyl victory". Daily Post. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Nikulski, Dirk; Tabeira, Martín (26 May 2006). "South Africa - International Matches 1996-2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ Owsiański, Jarosław (2 February 2005). "International Matches 2000 - Europe, July-September". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2018.