Boubacar Sylla (born 17 April 1991) is a Malian former professional

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er who played as a

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Career

Sylla started his career in his home city of

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with

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during the 2008–09 season. He joined French

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side Châteauroux in the summer of 2009, but mostly featured in the reserve side during his first two seasons at the club. He made his professional debut in the 1–0 win against Sedan on 20 May 2011, and kept his place in the team for the following match away at

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. He went on to make three further first-team appearances during the first half of the 2011–12 season. On 30 January 2012, it was announced that Sylla had joined

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side Cherbourg on a six-month loan deal, along with Jonathan Kodjia of

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. Sylla indicated that he hoped to gain from the experience of playing at a lower level. In September 2012 Sylla joined to the reserve team of

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. During the 2012–13 CFA season he played in twelve games for RC Lens B. On 10 October 2013, Sylla signed a professional two-year contract with Lens.

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* * * 1991 births Living people 21st-century Malian sportsmen Malian men's footballers Footballers from Bamako Men's association football fullbacks Mali men's international footballers Mali men's under-20 international footballers Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Stade Malien players LB Châteauroux players AS Cherbourg Football players RC Lens players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France {{Mali-footy-bio-stub