Mamadou Sylla Diallo (born 20 March 1994) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Ittihad.
Career Born in Kédougou,"No se puede decir que no a un club histórico como el Racing", Mamadou Sylla ("You cannot say no to a historical club like Racing", Mamadou Sylla); Racing Santander, 31 March 2015 Sylla moved to Spain in 2004, aged ten, and joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009.Mamadou Sylla, presentado con el Racing de Santander (Mamadou Sylla, presented with Racing de Santander); Sport, 31 March 2015 He subsequently represented CE Mataró and RCD Espanyol, and made his senior debuts with the latter's reserve team in 2013, in Segunda División B.
On 27 March 2015 Sylla joined Segunda División strugglers Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the campaign, as a short-term replacement to injured Mamadou Koné.Mamadou Sylla refuerza la delantera del Racing (Mamadou Sylla bolsters Racing's attack); Racing Santander, 27 March 2015 He played his first match as a professional on 5 April, starting in a 2–0 home loss against UE Llagostera.El Llagostera agranda su racha, se acerca a la promoción y complica mucho la vida al Racing (Llagostera extends its run, draws near the promotion zones and complicates Racing's life); Marca, 5 April 2015
Six days later Sylla scoring his first professional goal, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 away win against RCD Mallorca.El Racing aprovecha los regalos del Mallorca y suma tres puntos de oro (Racing takes advantage of Mallorca's gifts and gets three golden points); Marca, 11 April 2015 He returned to the Pericos in June, scoring three goals in 11 appearances but suffering team relegation.
Sylla made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 27 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Víctor Sánchez in a 3–0 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.Lucas Pérez lidera a un Dépor brillante (Lucas Pérez leads a brilliant Dépor); Marca, 27 September 2015 On 3 December, he scored his first goal for the team, coming off the bench to open a 1–1 draw at Levante UD in the first leg of the last 16 of that season's Copa del Rey.
On 11 July 2016, Sylla was loaned to Belgian club KAS Eupen for one year.Mamadou, cedit al KAS Eupen belga (Mamadou, loaned to Belgian KAS Eupen); RCD Espanyol, 11 July 2016 He subsequently joined KAA Gent permanently, but served loan stints at SV Zulte-Waregem and Sint-Truidense VV.
On 5 January 2020, Sylla signed with Russian Premier League side FC Orenburg on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 9 October, he returned to Spain after joining second division side Girona on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
On 20 August 2021, Sylla agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés. The following 31 January, he moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano on loan for the remainder of the season.
Back to the Babazorros for the 2022–23 season, Sylla scored four times as the club returned to the top tier at first attempt. On 1 September 2023, he terminated his contract with the club, and signed a one-year deal with Real Valladolid just hours later.
On 23 August 2025, Sylla joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh. During the 2025–26 season with Al Riyadh, Sylla made 32 appearances across all competitions, scoring 10 goals and providing two assists. In June 2026, following the conclusion of the season, it was announced that Al Riyadh would not extend his contract as part of an offensive squad restructuring, making Sylla a free agent for the summer transfer window.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEspanyol B2012–13Segunda División B10——102013–14Segunda División B336——3362014–14Segunda División B309——309Total641500006415Racing Santander (loan)2014–15Segunda División11300—113Espanyol2015–16La Liga14031—171Eupen (loan)2016–17Belgian First Division A351241—3913Gent2017–18Belgian First Division A28121203222019–20Belgian First Division A10101030Total2913130352Zulte Waregem (loan)2018–19Belgian First Division A14120—161Sint-Truiden (loan)2018–19Belgian First Division A13400—134Orenburg (loan)2019–20Russian Premier League5000—50Girona2020–21Segunda División369204242112021–22Segunda División1000—10Total37920424311Alavés2021–22La Liga13022—1522022–23Segunda División19431412662023–24La Liga2000—20Total3445341438Rayo Vallecano (loan)2021–22La Liga12020—140Valladolid2023–24Segunda División29800—2982024–25La Liga0000—00Total29800—298Career total2975721611332966
References
External links
Espanyol official profile