Norman Sylla (born 27 September 1982) is a Guinean retired football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Sylla | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | Banbury United | 24 | (27) |
| 2002–2003 | Havant & Waterlooville | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Barnet | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Tamworth | 25 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Redditch United | ? | (22) |
| 2005–2006 | Acharnaikos | ||
| 2006–2007 | Ronse | 32 | (15) |
| 2007–2009 | Dender | 60 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Denizlispor | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Tubize | 65 | (31) |
| 2014 | Dender | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | KFC Duffel | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Guinea | 31 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Club career edit
Prior to playing for the Belgian sides KSK Ronse and FCV Dender, Sylla played for the English side Banbury United and a host of other English non-league teams, including legendary status at his one season at Redditch United where he scored 22 goals. He had agreed a contract to come back for the following season, but didn't return from holiday and never came back to play for Redditch United again.[1] He has been capped 31 for his country.[2]
Personal life edit
Sylla is the brother-in-law of Olivier Dacourt.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Redditchutdfc.co.uk". Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Nouzaret sparks Guinean revival, FIFA.com, 18 October 2007.
- ^ "Soccer: Crawley fail to get hot-shot". The Argus. 28 March 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
External links edit
- Norman Sylla at Soccerbase
- Norman Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com
