PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Yacouba Sylla.
Not recorded · Mali
TM 160080 · Retired 01 Jul 2025Age today35
Recorded moves21
Peak recorded value€3.50m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Yacouba Sylla
- Born
- 29 Nov 1990
- Nationality
- Mali
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 184
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- LB ChâteaurouxLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2025
- Excelsior VirtonLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2023
- FC BotosaniLast recorded move · 31 Jan 2023
- SC BastiaLast recorded move · 26 Jul 2022
- Mouloudia d\'OujdaLast recorded move · 01 Feb 2021
- CFR ClujLast recorded move · 26 Oct 2020
- Strømsgodset IFLast recorded move · 02 Jul 2019
- KV MechelenLast recorded move · 01 Mar 2019
- Stade Rennais FCLast recorded move · 17 Jan 2018
- PanathinaikosLast recorded move · 08 Jan 2018
- Montpellier HSCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2017
- Aston VillaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
- Kayseri ErciyessporLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2015
- Clermont Foot 63Last recorded move · 31 Jan 2013
- SM Caen BLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- SM Caen U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2023 | 32 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 30 May 2023 | 32 | Excelsior Virton | €150k |
| 21 Dec 2022 | 32 | FC Botosani | €250k |
| 02 Jun 2022 | 31 | SC Bastia | €250k |
| 05 Aug 2020 | 29 | CFR Cluj | €250k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 29 | CFR Cluj | €350k |
| 21 Dec 2019 | 29 | CFR Cluj | €450k |
| 24 Jun 2019 | 28 | Strømsgodset IF | €700k |
| 18 Jan 2019 | 28 | KV Mechelen | €700k |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 27 | KV Mechelen | €800k |
| 03 Jun 2018 | 27 | KV Mechelen | €1.00m |
| 30 Mar 2018 | 27 | KV Mechelen | €1.20m |
| 18 Dec 2017 | 27 | Panathinaikos | €1.50m |
| 01 Jun 2017 | 26 | Montpellier HSC | €1.75m |
| 16 Jan 2017 | 26 | Montpellier HSC | €2.00m |
| 13 Jul 2016 | 25 | Stade Rennais FC | €1.50m |
| 04 Feb 2016 | 25 | Stade Rennais FC | €1.50m |
| 06 Sep 2015 | 24 | Stade Rennais FC | €1.50m |
| 25 Jun 2015 | 24 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | €1.00m |
| 26 Jan 2015 | 24 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | €1.20m |
| 24 Jul 2014 | 23 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | €1.50m |
| 15 Jan 2014 | 23 | Aston Villa | €2.00m |
| 02 Jul 2013 | 22 | Aston Villa | €3.50m |
| 03 Feb 2013 | 22 | Aston Villa | €2.50m |
| 04 Jan 2013 | 22 | Clermont Foot 63 | €800k |
| 01 Jun 2012 | 21 | Clermont Foot 63 | €800k |
| 25 Dec 2011 | 21 | Clermont Foot 63 | €750k |
| 30 May 2011 | 20 | Clermont Foot 63 | €600k |
| 08 Feb 2011 | 20 | Clermont Foot 63 | €600k |
| 27 Nov 2010 | 19 | Clermont Foot 63 | €400k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | LB Châteauroux | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Not recorded | LB Châteauroux | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Excelsior Virton | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 31 Jan 2023 | FC Botosani | Excelsior Virton | Transfer | Free |
| 26 Jul 2022 | SC Bastia | FC Botosani | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jan 2022 | Not recorded | SC Bastia | Transfer | — |
| 01 Feb 2021 | Mouloudia d\'Oujda | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 26 Oct 2020 | CFR Cluj | Mouloudia d\'Oujda | Transfer | Free |
| 02 Jul 2019 | Strømsgodset IF | CFR Cluj | Transfer | €400k |
| 01 Mar 2019 | KV Mechelen | Strømsgodset IF | Transfer | Free |
| 17 Jan 2018 | Stade Rennais FC | KV Mechelen | Transfer | €750k |
| 08 Jan 2018 | Panathinaikos | Stade Rennais FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Aug 2017 | Stade Rennais FC | Panathinaikos | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Montpellier HSC | Stade Rennais FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Stade Rennais FC | Montpellier HSC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2015 | Aston Villa | Stade Rennais FC | Transfer | €1.50m |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | Aston Villa | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 14 Jul 2014 | Aston Villa | Kayseri Erciyesspor | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Jan 2013 | Clermont Foot 63 | Aston Villa | Transfer | €2.40m |
| 01 Jul 2010 | SM Caen B | Clermont Foot 63 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2009 | SM Caen U19 | SM Caen B | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.