Aboubacar Sylla (footballer, born 1993)
Guinean footballer
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Aboubacar "Iyanga" Sylla (born 1 May 1993) is a Guinean international football midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aboubacar Sylla | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | AS Kaloum | ||
| 2017 | PS TNI | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Guinea | 8 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2015 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Senegal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2. | 22 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Niger | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
