Issiaga Sylla (born 1 January 1994) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis and the Guinea national team.[1]
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.[citation needed]
Sylla was loaned out to promoted side Gazélec Ajaccio for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.[2]
On 31 January 2023, Sylla signed for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[3]
On 15 July 2025, he signed for Greek side Asteras Tripolis.[4]
Sylla made his international debut for the Guinea national team at 7 September 2011 against Venezuela.[citation needed] He played with the national team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, where the team reached the quarter-finals.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Horoya | 2012 | CAF Champions League | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Toulouse II | 2012–13 | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| Toulouse | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 54 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 319 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 16 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 3 | |
| 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 |
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