Paris
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when he was 18. He also played for Le Mans, before moving to Scotland to sign for St Johnstone, where he was considered to be a fan's favourite. Sylla was also considered to be quite an aggressive player during his time at St. Johnstone, as he picked up 16 yellow cards.
Celtic's manager signed him for £650,000 in August 2001. Sylla played in a variety of different positions while at Celtic, but was never a first-team regular. Celtic won the league twice during Sylla's time at the club in 2001–02 and 2003–04. Sylla contributed nine league appearances to the first of these titles and fourteen to the second.
Celtic released Sylla in 2005 and he then signed for
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
Born in the Ivory Coast, Sylla played for the Guinea national team internationally making 56 appearances between 1999 and 2007.
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, as his mother, Massiami Bamba, and father believed that opportunities would be better for him than they were in Africa.
He is one of at least two Guinean football players commonly known as Mohammed Sylla. Another, Mohamed Lamine Sylla, played with Willem II,
FC Martigues
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The club plays at the Stade Francis Turcan, which has a ...
and
Ayr United
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amongst others.Ayr United Match reports 1997-98 , Hand of David Ayr United Fans Site. The overlapping nature of the two players' careers has led to a degree of media confusion regarding the details of their transfers.
UEFA Cup
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: Runner-up 2002–03
Individual
* St Johnstone's Player of the Year: 2000–01