Mohamed Sylla

Mohamed Sylla (22 February 1971 – 9 June 2010) was a Guinean professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career Sylla started his career with local team Hafia Conakry; scoring many goals at Gabonese league side Libreville, he caught the eye of Dutch side Willem II. He was the first Guinean footballer to play in the Netherlands and stayed six years in Tilburg, before moving on to the lower French leagues and short spells in Scotland and Greece. He famously scored two goals for Willem II in an away game at Twente played in the snow; it is said it was the first time he had ever seen snow.

International career Sylla played for the Guinea national team for several years.

Death Sylla died on 9 June 2010 in a hospital in Marseille, after a long battle against lung and pancreatic cancer.

Personal life His son Abdoul Karim Sylla is also a professional footballer.