Aboubacar Sylla (footballer, born 1993)

Aboubacar "Iyanga" Sylla (born 1 May 1993) is a Guinean international football midfielder.

Aboubacar Sylla
Personal information
Full name Aboubacar Sylla
Date of birth (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 AS Kaloum
2017 PS TNI 3 (0)
International career
2015– Guinea 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2018

He took his nickname from Equatoguinean footballer Iban Iyanga, who scored a goal against Senegal (Guinea's classic rival) at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.[1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 October 2015Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Senegal2–02–02016 African Nations Championship qualification
2.22 January 2016Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda Niger1–12–22016 African Nations Championship

References

  1. "Sylla, Aboubacar 'Iyanga'". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.


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