Mamadou Sylla Diallo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mamadou Sylla Diallo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kédougou, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Racing Santander (on loan from Espanyol) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Barcelona | ||
| 2011–2012 | Mataró | ||
| 2012–2013 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Espanyol B | 64 | (15) |
| 2015– | → Racing Santander (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mamadou Sylla Diallo (born 20 March 1994) is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Racing de Santander on loan from RCD Espanyol as a forward.
Football career
Born in Kédougou,[1] Sylla moved to Spain in 2004, aged ten, and joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009.[2] He subsequently represented CE Mataró and RCD Espanyol, and made his senior debuts with the latter's reserve team in 2013, in Segunda División B.
On 27 March 2015 Sylla joined Segunda División strugglers Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the campaign, as a short-term replacement to injured Mamadou Koné.[3] He played his first match as a professional on 5 April, starting in a 0–2 home loss against UE Llagostera.[4]
Six days later Sylla scoring his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against RCD Mallorca.[5]
References
- ↑ “No se puede decir que no a un club histórico como el Racing”, Mamadou Sylla ("You cannot say no to a historical club like Racing", Mamadou Sylla); Racing's official website, 31 March 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Mamadou Sylla, presentado con el Racing de Santander (Mamadou Sylla, presented with Racing de Santander); Sport, 31 March 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Mamadou Sylla refuerza la delantera del Racing (Mamadou Sylla bolsters Racing's attack); Racing's official website, 27 March 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Llagostera agranda su racha, se acerca a la promoción y complica mucho la vida al Racing (Llagostera extends its run, draws near the promotion zones and complicates Racing's life); Marca, 5 April 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Racing aprovecha los regalos del Mallorca y suma tres puntos de oro (Racing takes advantage of Mallorca's gifts and gets three golden points); Marca, 11 April 2015 (Spanish)
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