Sylla Sow
Dutch footballer (born 1996)
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Sylla Sow (born 8 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi club Abha.[1]
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Sow playing for Go Ahead Eagles in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Abha | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quick 1888 | |||
| 2007–2015 | NEC | ||
| 2015–2016 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Jong Utrecht | 95 | (23) |
| 2017–2019 | Utrecht | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | RKC Waalwijk | 48 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Go Ahead Eagles | 42 | (6) |
| 2024 | NEC | 16 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Najma | 31 | (12) |
| 2025– | Abha | 19 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:42, 5 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sow made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.[2]
On 29 April 2018, Sow made his debut in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht in a match against Heracles Almelo, which ended in a 2–2 draw. He came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Urby Emanuelson, but was unable to score. Thereby, he became the third player from the youth academy to have made his debut in the Eredivisie after having played for Jong FC Utrecht in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. Nick Venema and Odysseus Velanas preceded him.[3]
On 2 January 2019, it was announced that Sow had signed with RKC Waalwijk.[4] He left the club as his contract expired in June 2021.[5]
On 10 August 2021, he moved to England and joined EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday.[6] He made his debut in an EFL Trophy match against Newcastle United U21, where he opened the scoring in a 3–0 win.[7]
On 27 August 2022, it was reported that Sow returned to the Netherlands, joining Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap for an undisclosed fee.[8] However, the transfer fell through, and on 29 August 2022 Sow signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie instead.[9]
On 1 February 2024, Sow returned to NEC until the end of the season, with the club holding an option to extend.[10] NEC decided not to exercise the extension option, letting the contract expire.[11]
On 25 July 2024, Sow joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Najma.[12] On 10 September 2025, Sow joined Abha.[13]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Sow is of Senegalese descent.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong FC Utrecht | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 7 | – | – | – | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 8 | – | – | – | 34 | 8 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 8 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Total | 95 | 23 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 97 | 23 | ||||
| Utrecht | 2017–18[15] | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[16] | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| RKC Waalwijk | 2019–20[17] | Eredivisie | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21[18] | Eredivisie | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 7 | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2021–22[19] | League One | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | 19 | 4 |
| 2022–23[20] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 7 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 48 | 9 | ||||
| NEC | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||
| Al-Najma | 2024–25[21] | Saudi First Division League | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 244 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 262 | 57 | ||
- Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, King's Cup
- Appearances in EFL Trophy