Abakar Sylla

Loubadhe Abakar Sylla (born 25 December 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Strasbourg.

Career
Sylla started his career with Ivory Coast side SO Armée. He moved to Belgium side Club Brugge's reserve team Club NXT in September 2021. Sylla made his debut for Club Brugge as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against R.S.C. Anderlecht at the Jan Breydel Stadium on 22 May 2022. On his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 September 2022, he scored the only goal of the game as Club Brugge secured a 1–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.

On 15 July 2023, Sylla joined Ligue 1 club Strasbourg by signing a five-year deal, for a reported club-record fee of €20m plus €2m in add-ons.

Honours
Club Brugge


 * Belgian First Division A: 2021–22