Tony Mario Sylva (born 17 May 1975) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He spent the vast majority of his 16-year professional career in France, playing in 157 Ligue 1 games during eight seasons and representing in the competition Monaco and Lille.
Sylva subsequently signed for Lille OSC on a free transfer, never appearing in fewer than 30 league games in his four years and helping his team to the second position in 2004–05. He retired in June 2010 at the age of 35, after two seasons in Turkey with Trabzonspor; although his contract with the former was due to expire in June 2009, according to Article 17 of FIFA's regulations for the status and transfer of players he was allowed to leave the club.[2][3]
Sylva's was his country's first-choice at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, helping Senegal reach the quarter-finals in their first appearance in the competition.[4][5]