Sekou Sylla (born 1 January 1992) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 2 club Deltras. He is Yangon United's all-time third-highest goalscorer with 53 Goals.
Sylla began his professional career at Sriracha of Thai Division 1 League in March 2012 and played until December 2012.
In January 2014, he signed with Thai side Chanthaburi, competing in League 3 but did not appear in any league match.
In 2014, Sylla moved to the Myanmar National League and signed with Magwe. He represented the club in 2017 AFC Cup, where he made four appearances, notching an equalizer to tie with Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim 1âÂÂ1, and another goal to salvage a 1âÂÂ1 draw with Cambodian side Boeung Ket.
With Magwe, he appeared in 88 league matches between 2014 and 2017, scoring 18 goals. He also won the 2016 General Aung San Shield with them, defeating Yangon 2âÂÂ1.
Traded to Filipino side Global Cebu in 2017, the Guinean authored a brace for his new club in a 3âÂÂ1 win over Kaya FC-Makati, and earning the man of the match award. He played only three matches for the Philippines Football League side and scored 5 goals.
In December 2017, he moved to another Burmese side Yangon United and appeared in domestic tournaments such as Myanmar National League, General Aung San Shield, and MPT Charity Cup. With Yangon, he played in the 2018 AFC Cup and scored 10 goals in 7 matches. He was in the squad of United, that won 2018 General Aung San Shield defeating Hanthawaddy United 2âÂÂ1, where he scored a goal.
In 2018, Yangon also won the Myanmar National League title and Sylla emerged as second highest goalscorer with 17 goals, behind Joseph Mpande. Between 2017 and 2019, he scored a total of 41 goals in 53 matches.
In 2020, he moved to Vietnamese V.League 1 side Haiphong FC.
In July 2021, Sylla signed for I-League outfit Churchill Brothers for their 2021âÂÂ22 I-League season. He is the first foreign recruit of the season for the Goa-based side. He made his debut in their 1âÂÂ0 defeat to Gokulam Kerala on 26 December.
Magwe
Yangon United