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Morlaye Sylla

Project playerDamac · 28 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameMorlaye Sylla
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityGuinea
Age28
Date of birth27 Jul 1998
BirthplaceConakry
Height170 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubDamac
Central midfielder
32
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
2855
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Damac.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

M. Sylla is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Damac, rated 41.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 64th of 167 on scout potential in the Pro League. An experienced operator, 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 37 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 32 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 28 → 37). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 32% of the 32 central midfielders in the Pro League. At 28 Sylla is in his prime years, and a market index of 11 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down
41.2
Ratingi
10th of 32 central midfielders
37.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
93.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Damac finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

32
Apps
3.25
Def. / 90
60
Tackles
40
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.2, Sylla carries the 10th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Pro League (top 32%), 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). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target9
Shots27
Penalties scored1—

Passing

Assists1
Chances created27
Passes1,272
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles27
Dribble success60%
Duels won117
Duels won %50.2%
Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles60
Interceptions40
Blocks3
Fouls committed40

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.