Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Schalke 04.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2200 | 6.58 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 6.8 |
Scout report
M. Sylla is a 26-year-old centre-forward at FC Schalke 04, rated 59.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 83rd of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (71.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sylla.
Judged on this season alone, Sylla graded 34 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 39 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga, on 7 goals and 2 assists in 30 appearances (0.368 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 54 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, top 21% of the 39 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. At 26 Sylla is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC Schalke 04 finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side
7 goals in 30 appearances (0.23 per game) for a title-challenging side. Add 2 assists for 9 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 71.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.08 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.8, Sylla carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga (top 21%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
