Moussa Sylla

Sylla's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 54→34), while his Rating eased 64→60. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 71).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Schalke 04 · 1st	30	7	2	6.58	60	34
2024/25	FC Schalke 04 · 14th	27	16	0	7.05	64	54
2023/24	PAULoan · 10th	35	15	14	7.29	69	71
2022/23	Caen · 5th	13	0	2	6.85	54	6
2022/23	Utrecht · 7th	10	1	1	6.82	62	7
2021/22	Jong Utrecht · 18th	3	0	0	6.83	43	0
2021/22	Utrecht · 7th	26	6	2	6.87	70	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U20	2	0
France U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCentre-forward

M. Sylla is a 26-year-old centre-forward at FC Schalke 04, rated 59.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 26th of 116 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (71.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sylla.

Judged on this season alone, Sylla graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 18 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga, on 7 goals and 2 assists in 30 appearances (0.368 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 54 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 17% of the 18 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. At 26 Sylla is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 downBreakout: 2023/24Streaky

Current potentialTop 17% centre-forwards · 2. Bundesliga Current seasonTop 28% centre-forwards · 2. Bundesliga 5th-best centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga 26th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential 3rd-highest potential centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga

59.8

Ratingi

3rd of 18 centre-forwards

34.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

71.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.37

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · FC Schalke 04 finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.23

Goals / app

7 goals in 30 appearances (0.23 per game) for a title-challenging side. Add 2 assists for 9 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 71.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.08 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.8, Sylla carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga (top 17%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %71.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.286

Assists / 900.082

Goal contribution / 900.368

Defensive actions / 900.368

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.041

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~23), then tapers with age. At 26, Sylla sits on 22.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sylla's projected Rating — 59.8 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.8M total transfer fees · 5 moves

FC Schalke 04Jul 2024 – now€ 2.5M

PAUJul 2024 – Jul 2024€ 300K

PAU(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jul 2024

CaenJan 2023 – Aug 2023Free

UtrechtSept 2020 – Jan 2023

Monacountil Sept 2020

About M. Sylla

Moussa Sylla is a 26-year-old centre-forward who plays for FC Schalke 04, born on November 25, 1999 in Étampes, standing 181 cm tall. He is from France. FC Schalke 04 currently sit 16th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, M. Sylla has made 30 appearances with 7 goals and 2 assists across 2,200 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

M. Sylla's next match is on August 30, 2026, when FC Schalke 04 face FC Augsburg away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Sylla at 59.8 with a Season form score of 34.2, ranking 26th of 116 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Sylla has totalled 256 club appearances with 77 goals and 22 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 35 appearances for PAU.

M. Sylla's career has also included time at PAU, Caen, Utrecht and Monaco.

On the international stage, M. Sylla has represented France U20 and France U19 — 5 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Schalke 04 finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points