Djibril Sylla (born 1 January 1980) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Guinea, he was capped at international level by
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
and during his career played for teams in Malta, Wales and France.
Career
Malta
He joined
Sliema Wanderers
Sliema Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed "tax-Xelin" ( of the shilling), is a professional Maltese football club. It is the most successful team in Malta and hails from the seaside town of Sliema. It currently plays in the Maltese Premier Leag ...
in July 2003
Sylla made his unofficial debut for the Wanderers in a friendly 5-1 drubbing of the Nigerian Stars. 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.
Wales
He then moved to Wales, signing for
Rhyl
Rhyl (; cy, Y Rhyl, ) is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. The town lies within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Flintshire (historic), Flintshire, on the north-east coast of Wales at ...
in March 2006.
France
He finished his career in France, playing for Corsican side
CA Bastia.
International
Sylla made four appearances for the
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team ( mt, Tim nazzjonali tal-futbol ta' Malta) represents Malta in international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.
The first official game playe ...
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.
References
External links
at Footballdatabase.eu
1980 births
Living people
People with acquired Maltese citizenship
Maltese footballers
Malta international footballers
Association football midfielders
Rhyl F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Wales
Hibernians F.C. players
CA Bastia players
Expatriate footballers in France
Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. players
Sliema Wanderers F.C. players
Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players
Guinean emigrants to Malta
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