Sylla Sow

Sylla Sow

Sow playing for Go Ahead Eagles in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Najma
Number	9
Youth career
	Quick 1888
2007–2015	NEC
2015–2016	Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Jong Utrecht	95	(23)
2017–2019	Utrecht	1	(0)
2019–2021	RKC Waalwijk	48	(7)
2021–2022	Sheffield Wednesday	15	(2)
2022–2024	Go Ahead Eagles	42	(6)
2024	NEC	15	(2)
2024–	Al-Najma	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Sylla Sow (born 8 August 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi First Division League club Al-Najma.^[1]

Club career

Sow made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht on 5 August 2016 in a game against NAC Breda.^[2]

On 29 April 2018, Sow made his debut in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht in a match against Heracles Almelo, which ended in a 2–2 draw. He came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Urby Emanuelson, but was unable to score. Thereby, he became the third player from the youth academy to have made his debut in the Eredivisie after having played for Jong FC Utrecht in the second-tier Eerste Divisie. Nick Venema and Odysseus Velanas preceded him.^[3]

On 2 January 2019, it was announced that Sow had signed with RKC Waalwijk.^[4] He left the club as his contract expired in June 2021.^[5]

On 10 August 2021, he moved to England and joined EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday.^[6] He made his debut in an EFL Trophy match against Newcastle United U21, where he opened the scoring in a 3–0 win.^[7]

On 27 August 2022, it was reported that Sow returned to the Netherlands, joining Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap for an undisclosed fee.^[8] However, the transfer fell through, and on 29 August 2022 Sow signed a two-year contract with Go Ahead Eagles in Eredivisie instead.^[9]

On 1 February 2024, Sow returned to NEC until the end of the season, with the club holding an option to extend.^[10] NEC decided not to exercise the extension option, letting the contract expire.^[11]

On 25 July 2024, Sow joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Najma.^[12]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Sow is of Senegalese descent.^[13]

Career statistics

As of 13 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Utrecht	2017–18[14]	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2018–19[15]	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jong FC Utrecht	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	32	7	0	0	–		–		32	7
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	34	8	0	0	–		–		34	8
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	29	8	0	0	–		2	0	31	8
	Total		95	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	97	23
RKC Waalwijk	2019–20[16]	Eredivisie	20	4	0	0	–		–		20	4
	2020–21[17]	Eredivisie	28	3	0	0	–		–		28	3
	Total		48	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	7
Sheffield Wednesday	2021–22[18]	EFL League One	13	2	2	0	0	0	4[a]	2	19	4
	2022–23[19]	EFL League One	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	1
	Total		15	2	2	0	2	1	4	2	23	5
Go Ahead Eagles	2022–23	Eredivisie	8	0	1	1	–		0	0	9	1
Career total			167	32	3	1	2	1	6	2	178	36

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. Sylla Sow at WorldFootball.net
2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 August 2016.
3. "Sylla sow naar RKC Waalwijk". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 2 January 2019.
4. Meijer, Chris (2 January 2019). "RKC slaat dubbelslag met deal met FC Utrecht en Ajax-jeugdexponent". Voetbalzone (in Dutch).
5. "Sow en Quasten verlaten RKC". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 May 2021.
6. "Owls sign Dutch forward Sylla Sow". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
7. "Happy to make my debut!". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
8. "Sow leaves Sheffield Wednesday for De Graafschap". BBC Sport. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
9. "GO AHEAD EAGLES TREKT SYLLA SOW AAN" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
10. "N.E.C. haalt Sylla Sow terug naar Nijmegen" [NEC brings Sylla Sow back to Nijmegen] (in Dutch). NEC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
11. "N.E.C. licht optie in contract Sylla Sow niet" [NEC does not use the option in Sylla Sow contract] (in Dutch). NEC. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
12. "الطاحونة الهولندية ″سيلا سو″ يتوشح الأخضر".
13. Droog, Julian (23 November 2019). "'Senegalese koning' Sylla Sow kiest het juiste pad". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
14. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
15. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
16. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
17. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
18. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
19. "Games played by Sylla Sow in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

External links

• Sylla Sow at WorldFootball.net