_57_(cropped).jpg) Sylla in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fodé Sanassy Sylla[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-04-16)16 April 2006 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Quentin, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Roubaix Omnisports | ||
| 2014–2023 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Lens II | 28 | (2) |
| 2024– | Lens | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Yverdon (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | France U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | France U18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | France U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:14, 24 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 18 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Fodé Sanassy Sylla (born 16 April 2006) is a French professional football player who plays as adefensive midfielder forLigue 1 clubLens.
Sylla is a product of the youth academies of Roubaix Omnisports andLens. On 14 June 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Lens until 2026.[2] He joinedYverdon Sport FC on loan in theSwiss Super League for the 2024–25 season to gain experience.[3] Returning to Lens after his loan, he extended his contract with the club on 13 August 2025 until 2028.[4]
Born in France, Sylla is of Guinean descent.[5] He played for theFrance U17s at the2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6][7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2022–23 | National 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Yverdon (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||