Abakar Sylla
 Sylla with Strasbourg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Loubadhe Abakar Sylla | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Nantes (on loan from Strasbourg) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | SO Armée | ||
| 2021 | Club NXT | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Club Brugge | 21 | (0) |
| 2023– | Strasbourg | 44 | (3) |
| 2025– | Strasbourg B | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Nantes (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Ivory Coast | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:17, 28 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Loubadhe Abakar Sylla (born 25 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French Ligue 2 club Nantes on loan from Strasbourg.
Career
[edit]Sylla started his career with Ivory Coast side SO Armée. He moved to Belgium side Club Brugge's reserve team Club NXT in September 2021.[1] Sylla made his debut for Club Brugge as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against R.S.C. Anderlecht at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 22 May 2022.[2] On his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 September 2022, he scored the only goal of the game as Club Brugge secured a 1–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.[3]
On 15 July 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg by signing a five-year deal,[4] for a reported club-record fee of €20m plus €2m in add-ons.[5]
On 2 February 2026, Sylla moved on loan to Nantes until the end of the 2025–26 season.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 13 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 4 | ||||
| Nantes (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 67 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 28 March 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Club Brugge
References
[edit]- ^ "Club NXT versterkt zich met 'nieuwe Kossounou'". VoetbalPrimeur.be (in Flemish). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht - 22 May 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Teenager Sylla earns Club Brugge winning start in Group B". Reuters.com.
- ^ "Abakar Sylla joins Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace!". RC Strasbourg Alsace. 15 July 2023.
- ^ "RC Strasbourg shatter club transfer record for Club Brugge KV defender Abakar Sylla". 101 Great Goals. 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Abakar Sylla rejoint le FC Nantes !" [Abakar Sylla joins FC Nantes!] (in French). FC Nantes. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Abakar Sylla at Soccerway
- Abakar Sylla at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2002 births
- People from Yamoussoukro
- Living people
- 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- Club Brugge KV players
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- FC Nantes players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
