Fodé Sanassy Sylla (born 16 April 2006) is a French professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens.
_57_(cropped).jpg) Sylla in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fodé Sanassy Sylla[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Quentin, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Roubaix Omnisports | ||
| 2014–2023 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Lens II | 28 | (2) |
| 2024– | Lens | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Yverdon (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | France U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | France U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | France U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:42, 8 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 18 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSylla is a product of the youth academies of Roubaix Omnisports and Lens. On 14 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Lens until 2026.[2] He joined Yverdon Sport FC on loan in the Swiss Super League for the 2024–25 season to gain experience.[3] Returning to Lens after his loan, he extended his contract with the club on 13 August 2025 until 2028.[4]
International career
editBorn in France, Sylla is of Guinean descent.[5] He played for the France U17s at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6][7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 8 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2022–23 | National 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Yverdon (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
References
edit- 1 2 "Fodé Sylla - RC Lens B - Aktuelles Spielerprofil". sport.bild.de.
- ↑ "Fodé Sylla signe son premier contrat professionnel". www.rclens.fr.
- ↑ "[Officiel] Fodé Sylla part en prêt en Suisse". OneFootball. 17 August 2024.
- ↑ "Official: RC Lens extends Fodé Sylla's contract". Yahoo Sports. 14 August 2025.
- ↑ "RC Lens (France) : Zoom sur Fodé Sylla, jeune milieu de terrain". 23 October 2024.
- ↑ "Les vingt joueurs pour l'Euro". French Football Federation (in French). 2 May 2023.
- ↑ "La liste pour le Mondial en Indonésie" [The list for the World Cup in Indonesia] (in French). French Football Federation. 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links
edit- Fodé Sylla at Soccerway
- Fodé Sylla at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Fodé Sylla at BDFutbol