Tony Sylva

Tony Sylva
Personal information
Full name Tony Mario Sylva[1]
Date of birth (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Guédiawaye, Senegal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
ADS Aldo Gentina Dakar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2004 Monaco 24 (0)
1995–1996Gazélec (loan) 33 (0)
1996–1997Épinal (loan) 10 (0)
2000–2001Ajaccio (loan) 31 (0)
2004–2008 Lille 133 (0)
2008–2010 Trabzonspor 39 (0)
Total 270 (0)
International career
1999–2008 Senegal 83 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 appeared with Senegal in the 2002 World Cup and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. He is the current goalkeeping coach of Senegal, appointed by Aliou Cissé in 2015.

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Senegal (SEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 25. Retrieved 15 November 2022.