Abakar Sylla

Loubadhe Abakar Sylla (born 25 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Club Brugge in the Belgian First Division A.

Abakar Sylla
Personal information
Full name Loubadhe Abakar Sylla
Date of birth (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002
Place of birth Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 94
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Club Brugge 19 (0)
International career‡
2022– Ivory Coast 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:29, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:02, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Sylla made his debut for Club Brugge as a substitute in a 1–0 home win against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 11 May 2022.[1] On his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 September 2022. he scored the only goal of the game as Club Brugge secured a 1–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.[2]

Controversy

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Sylla courted mild controversy after he leaked Club Brugge's new home kit a day early in an Instagram post. He blamed himself for getting the dates of the media embargo wrong. He deleted the photo of himself wearing the new kit shortly after posting but the image had already been circulated.[3]

References
  1. "CLUB BRUGGE VS.UNION SAINT-GILLOISE 1-0". Soccerway.
  2. "Teenager Sylla earns Club Brugge winning start in Group B". Reuters.com.
  3. "Oeps! Reservespeler lekt per ongeluk nieuw thuisshirt van Club Brugge" [Oops! Reserve player accidentally leaks new home shirt from Club Brugge]. nieuwsblad.be.
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