Souleymane Youla

Souleymane Youla
Personal information
Full nameSouleymane Youla
Date of birth29 November 1981
Place of birthConakry, Guinea
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Budapest Honvéd
Number99
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–2000Lokeren14(9)
2000–2001Anderlecht15(1)
2001–2005Gençlerbirliği112(49)
2005–2007Beşiktaş13(2)
2006–2007→ Metz (loan)16(1)
2007–2009Lille32(2)
2008–2009→ Eskişehirspor (loan)31(13)
2009–2010Eskişehirspor14(3)
2010–2011Denizlispor27(9)
2012–2013Sint-Niklaas13(1)
2013–2014Amiens8(0)
2014Tournai11(4)
2014–Budapest Honvéd17(5)
National team‡
2000–Guinea33(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2011

Souleymane Youla (born 29 November 1981) is a Guinean football player, playing for French side Amiens in the Championnat National. He has Turkish citizenship with the name Süleyman Yula.[1]

Career

Youla's professional career started in Belgium in 1999, when Lokeren signed him to replace the departed Jan Koller, who had moved to Anderlecht. Scoring 9 goals in 14 matches, Youla played a successful season, before also being signed by Anderlecht. At Anderlecht, he faced fierce competition in the likes of Koller, Tomasz Radzinski, Aruna Dindane and Oleg Iachtchouk. He only remained for one season but is remembered by Anderlecht fans for his injury time winner against PSV Eindhoven in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, allowing Anderlecht to qualify for the Round of 16 as group winners. Youla moved to Turkey where he signed for Gençlerbirliği SK and played five seasons as a first team player. He signed for Beşiktaş J.K., got much less playing time and was loaned out for one season to French side FC Metz. At Metz, he was noticed by Lille, who signed him in 2007. After again a season where he did not receive much opportunities, he was loaned out back to Turkish side Eskişehirspor where he partnered up with Ümit Karan. The following season, the transfer was made permanent. Thereafter, Youla enjoyed two more seasons in Turkey, with Denizlispor and Orduspor. Following the 2010–11 season, he stayed unemployed until November 2012, when he was hired by Belgian team Sint-Niklaas to help the team remain in the Belgian Second Division.

International career

He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Nations Cup team who finished second in their group in the first round of competition. The team progressed to the quarter finals, where they lost to Mali. Youla is still a part of the Guinean National Team.

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 March 2000 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 4–4 Draw 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 8 March 2000 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 4–4 Draw 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 16 November 2003 Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique  Mozambique 3–4 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 5 September 2004 Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea  Botswana 4–0 Win 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 11 January 2008 Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain  Sudan 6–0 Win Friendly
6. 11 January 2008 Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain  Sudan 6–0 Win Friendly
7. 11 January 2008 Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain  Sudan 6–0 Win Friendly
8. 11 January 2008 Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain  Sudan 6–0 Win Friendly
9. 28 January 2008 Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana  Namibia 1–1 Draw 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
10. 12 August 2009 International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 3–3 Draw Friendly
11. 12 August 2009 International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 3–3 Draw Friendly
Correct as of 7 September 2010

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