Mamadou Sylla (footballer, born 1994)
Mamadou Sylla Diallo is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Gent as a forward.Football career
Born in Kédougou, Sylla moved to Spain in 2004, aged ten, and joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009. He subsequently represented CE Mataró and RCD Espanyol, and made his senior debuts with the latter's reserve team in 2013, in Segunda División B.
On 27 March 2015 Sylla joined Segunda División strugglers Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the campaign, as a short-term replacement to injured Mamadou Koné. He played his first match as a professional on 5 April, starting in a 0–2 home loss against UE Llagostera.
Six days later Sylla scoring his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against RCD Mallorca. He returned to the Pericos in June, scoring three goals in 11 appearances but suffering team relegation.
Sylla made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 27 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Víctor Sánchez in a 0–3 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña. On 3 December, he scored his first goal for the team, coming off the bench to open a 1–1 draw at Levante UD in the first leg of the last 16 of the season's Copa del Rey.
On 11 July 2016, Sylla was loaned to Belgian club KAS Eupen for one year.
On 5 January 2020, he signed with the Russian Premier League club Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.
