Souleymane Youla

Souleymane Youla

Personal information
Full name	Souleymane Youla
Date of birth	(1981-11-29) 29 November 1981
Place of birth	Conakry, Guinea
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Budapest Honvéd
Number	99
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Lokeren	14	(9)
2000–2001	Anderlecht	15	(1)
2001–2005	Gençlerbirliği	112	(49)
2005–2007	Beşiktaş	13	(2)
2006–2007	→ Metz (loan)	16	(1)
2007–2009	Lille	32	(2)
2008–2009	→ Eskişehirspor (loan)	31	(13)
2009–2010	Eskişehirspor	14	(3)
2010–2011	Denizlispor	27	(9)
2012–2013	Sint-Niklaas	13	(1)
2013–2014	Amiens	8	(0)
2014	Tournai	11	(4)
2014–	Budapest Honvéd	42	(14)
International career‡
2000–	Guinea	33	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2011

Souleymane Youla (born 29 November 1981) is a Guinean football player, playing for Hungarian side Budapest Honvéd in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. He has Turkish citizenship with the name Süleyman Yula.

Career

Youla's professional career started in Belgium in 1999, when Lokeren signed him to replace the departed Jan Koller, who had moved to Anderlecht. Scoring 9 goals in 14 matches, Youla played a successful season, before also being signed by Anderlecht. At Anderlecht, he faced fierce competition in the likes of Koller, Tomasz Radzinski, Aruna Dindane and Oleg Iachtchouk. He only remained for one season but is remembered by Anderlecht fans for his injury time winner against PSV Eindhoven in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, allowing Anderlecht to qualify for the Round of 16 as group winners. Youla moved to Turkey where he signed for Gençlerbirliği SK and played five seasons as a first team player. He signed for Beşiktaş J.K., got much less playing time and was loaned out for one season to French side FC Metz. At Metz, he was noticed by Lille, who signed him in 2007. After again a season where he did not receive much opportunities, he was loaned out back to Turkish side Eskişehirspor where he partnered up with Ümit Karan. The following season, the transfer was made permanent. Thereafter, Youla enjoyed two more seasons in Turkey, with Denizlispor and Orduspor. Following the 2010–11 season, he stayed unemployed until November 2012, when he was hired by Belgian team Sint-Niklaas to help the team remain in the Belgian Second Division.

International career

He was part of the Guinean 2004 African Nations Cup team who finished second in their group in the first round of competition. The team progressed to the quarter finals, where they lost to Mali. Youla is still a part of the Guinean National Team.

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 March 2000	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	4–4	Draw	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	8 March 2000	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	4–4	Draw	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	16 November 2003	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	Mozambique	3–4	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	5 September 2004	Stade 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea	Botswana	4–0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	11 January 2008	Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain	Sudan	6–0	Win	Friendly
6.	11 January 2008	Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain	Sudan	6–0	Win	Friendly
7.	11 January 2008	Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain	Sudan	6–0	Win	Friendly
8.	11 January 2008	Estadio Francisco Pérez, Estepona, Spain	Sudan	6–0	Win	Friendly
9.	28 January 2008	Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Namibia	1–1	Draw	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
10.	12 August 2009	International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	3–3	Draw	Friendly
11.	12 August 2009	International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	3–3	Draw	Friendly
Correct as of 7 September 2010

External links

• Profile at TFF.org
• Souleymane Youla at National-Football-Teams.com