Djibril Sylla (born 1 January 1980) is a retired professional footballer. Born in Guinea, he was capped at international level by
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
and during his career played for teams in Malta, Wales and France.
Career
Malta
He joined
Sliema Wanderers in July 2003
Sylla made his unofficial debut for the Wanderers in a friendly 5-1 drubbing of the Nigerian Stars. After playing for the club infrequently over the next season he was released by club and joined
Hibernians on transfer deadline day in August 2004.
Wales
He then moved to Wales, signing for
Rhyl
Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the coast of North Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd.
To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan ...
in March 2006.
France
He finished his career in France, playing for Corsican side
CA Bastia
Cercle Athlétique Bastiais or CA Bastia was a French football club from Bastia, Corsica. The team's highest point was playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football league system, in 2013–14.
Their historic home stadium was the ...
.
International
Sylla made four appearances for the
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team () represents Malta in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.
The first official game played by Malta ...
during 2000, his debut was a second-half substitute's appearance in a friendly against South Africa. He started in Malta's 2002 World Cup qualifier at Northern Ireland in September 2000.
References
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1980 births
Living people
Naturalised citizens of Malta
Maltese men's footballers
Malta men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Rhyl F.C. players
Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
Hibernians F.C. players
CA Bastia players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. players
Sliema Wanderers F.C. players
Hamrun Spartans F.C. players
Guinean emigrants to Malta
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