Domestic-league season · Damac.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2855 | 6.94 |
Following his move to Damac, Sylla's current-season form is up 41% on last season (Season 27→38), while his Rating eased 55→45. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 50).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Damac · 16th | 32 | 2 | 1 | 6.94 | 45 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | Arouca · 12th | 32 | 2 | 1 | 6.83 | 55 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Arouca · 7th | 32 | 3 | 5 | 7.07 | 64 | 50 |
| 2022/23 | Arouca · 5th | 34 | 4 | 4 | 6.96 | 68 | 44 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 6 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
M. Sylla is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Damac, rated 45.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 105th of 300 in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (93.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. 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 23% of the 63 central midfielders in the Pro League, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.247 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 38). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 27th of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Pro League. At 27 Sylla is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 45.2, Sylla carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Pro League of 63, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Damac finished 16th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~37), then tapers with age. At 27, Sylla sits on 37.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sylla's projected Rating — 45.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
