Youssuf Sylla

Youssuf Sylla
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Grimbergen, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Jagiellonia Białystok
Number 17
Youth career
KFC Strombeek
2010–2011 KVK Wemmel
2011–2012 KSC Grimbergen
2012–2013 Woluwe-Zaventem
2013–2015 Lierse
2015–2019 Standard Liège
2019–2020 Torino
2020–2021 Zulte Waregem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Zulte Waregem 4 (0)
2022–2023 Jong Essevee 29 (22)
2023–2024 Zébra Élites 15 (3)
2023–2025 Charleroi 34 (3)
2025 → Willem II (loan) 12 (0)
2025– Jagiellonia Białystok 11 (2)
2025– Jagiellonia Białystok II 6 (2)
International career
2023–2024 Belgium U21 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:51, 20 September 2026 (UTC)

Youssuf Sylla (born 19 December 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.

Club career

On 30 August 2023, Sylla signed a two-year contract with Charleroi and was initially assigned to their reserve team Zébra Élites.

On 5 January 2025, Sylla joined Eredivisie side Willem II on loan for the remainder of the season with the option to buy.

On 29 August 2025, Sylla moved on a free transfer to Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok on a three-year deal, with Charleroi retaining a percentage of a future sale.

Personal life

Sylla is the son of the Guinean footballer Atiebou Sympa.

References

  1. 1 2 Youssuf Sylla at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Youssuf Sylla" (in Belgian French). Charleroi. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Youssuf Sylla at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "LE SPORTING DE CHARLEROI ACCUEILLE YOUSSUF SYLLA DE ZULTE WAREGEM" [SPORTING DE CHARLEROI WELCOMES YOUSSUF SYLLA FROM ZULTE WAREGEM] (in French). Charleroi. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Youssuf Sylla op huurbasis naar Willem II" [Youssuf Sylla on loan to Willem II]. www.willem-ii.nl (in Dutch). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jagiellonia ma nowego napastnika. Youssuf Sylla został piłkarzem żółto-czerwonych" [Jagiellonia has a new striker. Youssuf Sylla has joined the yellow-and-reds]. sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 29 August 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Belgique:Youssef sylla fils d'un ancien du syli fait ses debuts à Zulte waregem" (in French). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.