Souleymane Youla
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Souleymane Youla | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Lokeren | 14 | (9) |
| 2000–2001 | Anderlecht | 15 | (1) |
| 2001–2005 | Gençlerbirliği | 112 | (49) |
| 2005–2007 | Beşiktaş | 13 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Metz (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Lille | 32 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 31 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Eskişehirspor | 14 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Denizlispor | 27 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Sint-Niklaas | 13 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Amiens | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Tournai | 11 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Budapest Honvéd | 55 | (14) |
| 2016 | Indy Eleven | 13 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Ronse | 26 | (13) |
| 2018–2019 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 26 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2011 | Guinea | 36 | (13) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:07, 4 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Souleymane Youla (born 29 November 1981) is a Guinean football player.[1] He has Turkish citizenship with the name Süleyman Yula.[2]
Club
Youla's professional career started in Belgium in 1999, when Lokeren signed him to replace the departed Jan Koller, who had moved to Anderlecht.[citation needed] Scoring 9 goals in 14 matches, Youla played a successful season, before also being signed by Anderlecht.[citation needed] At Anderlecht, he faced fierce competition in the likes of Koller, Tomasz Radzinski, Aruna Dindane and Oleg Iachtchouk.[citation needed] He only remained for one season but is remembered by Anderlecht fans for his injury time winner against PSV Eindhoven in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, allowing Anderlecht to qualify for the Round of 16 as group winners.[citation needed] Youla moved to Turkey where he signed for Gençlerbirliği SK and played five seasons as a first team player.[citation needed] He signed for Beşiktaş J.K., got much less playing time and was loaned out for one season to French side FC Metz.[citation needed] At Metz, he was noticed by Lille, who signed him in 2007.[citation needed] After again a season where he did not receive much opportunities, he was loaned out back to Turkish side Eskişehirspor where he partnered up with Ümit Karan.[citation needed] The following season, the transfer was made permanent.[citation needed] Thereafter, Youla enjoyed two more seasons in Turkey, with Denizlispor and Orduspor.[citation needed] Following the 2010–11 season, he stayed unemployed until November 2012, when he was hired by Belgian team Sint-Niklaas to help the team remain in the Belgian Second Division.[citation needed] On 11 June 2016, Youla signed for North American Soccer League side Indy Eleven.[3]
International
He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Nations Cup team who finished second in their group in the first round of competition.[citation needed] The team progressed to the quarter finals, where they lost to Mali.[citation needed]
