based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Scout report
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 15% of Pro League centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.4, ranking 79th of 101 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 strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 13 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, 11th of 13 of the 13 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Al Riyadh finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side
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 11th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Pro League of 13, 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.
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