| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yacouba Sylla | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Étampes, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Clermont Foot | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Étampes | ||
| 2002–2006 | CSF Brétigny | ||
| 2006–2007 | Montferrand | ||
| 2007–2008 | Malesherbes | ||
| 2008–2009 | Caen | ||
| 2009–2010 | Clermont Foot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Clermont Foot | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yacouba Sylla (born 29 November 1990 in Étampes) is a French football player who plays for French club Clermont Foot in Ligue 2. He plays as a defensive midfielder and joined his current club in 2009 after a year's stint with first division club SM Caen. Prior to that, Sylla started his career with hometown Parisian club Étampes FC before joining nearby club CSF Brétigny, which produced France internationals Patrice Evra and Jimmy Briand. After four years in Brétigny, Sylla spent the next four years roaming around clubs in the Lower Normandy region such as AS Montferrand, SC Malesherbes, and Caen.[1] In 2009, he signed an amateur contract with his current club.
Sylla was inserted onto Clermont's reserve team for the 2009–10 season. He appeared in 17 matches scoring one goal.[2] For the 2010–11 season, Sylla was promoted to the senior team by manager Michel Der Zakarian. He made his professional debut on 15 October 2010 in a league match against Le Mans playing the entire match in a 2–0 defeat.[3] Sylla, subsequently, appeared as a starter in the team's next seven matches. His performances domestically led to interest from German club VfB Stuttgart and Italian club Udinese.[4] In order to decrease the interest, on 22 November, Clermont signed Sylla to a professional contract until June 2014.[5][6]
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