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M. Sylla

Experienced headAl Riyadh · 32 yrs

Profile

Full nameMamadou Sylla Diallo
PositionCentre-forward
NationalitySenegal
Age32
Date of birth20 Mar 1994
BirthplaceKédougou
Height184 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubAl Riyadh
Centre-forward
30
Appearances
10
Goals
1
Assists
2066
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al Riyadh.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Pro League3010120666.81

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

M. Sylla is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Al Riyadh, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 1 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 38, top 40% of Pro League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.4, ranking 239th of 317 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (67.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.04 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sylla.

Judged on this season alone, Sylla graded 38 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 45 centre-forwards in the Pro League, on 10 goals and 1 assist in 30 appearances (0.479 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 24 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 32nd of 45 of the 45 centre-forwards in the Pro League. At 32 Sylla is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/224 clubs
Current potential32nd of 45 centre-forwards · Pro LeagueCurrent seasonTop 40% centre-forwards · Pro League18th-best centre-forward in the Pro League239th in the Pro League · potential32nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Pro League
24.4
Ratingi
32nd of 45 centre-forwards
37.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
67.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.48
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Al Riyadh finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

10
Goals
1
Assists
11
G+A
0.33
Goals / app

10 goals in 30 appearances (0.33 per game) is double figures — and for a lower-table side (15th of 18), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. Add 1 assist for 11 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0.04 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.4, Sylla carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Pro League of 45, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Riyadh finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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