User:Beatpoet/sandboxSyla

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Roy Syla
Personal information
Full name Roy Syla[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2018 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Barnet 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Kings Langley (loan) 17 (0)
2019 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Brentford 0 (0)
2022–2023 Brentford 0 (0)
2023– Ayr United 24 (1)
International career
2016 Albania U17 1 (0)
2018 Albania U19 4 (0)
Albania U20
2022 Albania U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Roy Syla (born 9 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Scottish Championship club Ayr United.

Syla is a product of the Barnet academy, but failed to break into the first team squad prior to his release in 2020. Following more than a year as a free agent, he transferred to Brentford in 2021. After two seasons of exclusively B team football, Syla began his professional career in earnest with Ayr United in 2023. He was capped by Albania at youth level.

Club career[edit]

Barnet[edit]

A defensive midfielder,[4] Syla began his career with Barnet at the age of 12 and he progressed through the club's academy to sign a professional contract in March 2018.[5][6] He spent a large portion of the 2018–19 season away on loan at fellow non-League clubs Kings Langley and Hampton & Richmond Borough and remained at The Hive for 2019–20.[7][8] Syla was released at the end of the the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season.[9] He made two senior appearances for Barnet, both in Middlesex Senior Cup matches.[10]

Brentford[edit]

On 23 October 2021, Syla joined the B team at Premier League club Brentford on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, on a free transfer.[11] He had spent periods of the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons on trial with the team and was a part of the 2021–22 London Senior Cup-winning squad.[11][12] Late in the 2021–22 season, he participated in a first team training session.[5] Following 26 appearances for the B team during the 2021–22 season, Syla was released when his contract expired.[13]

Syla was re-signed as a free agent on 20 October 2022 and signed a one-year contract, with a one-year option.[14] Despite being a B team player, Syla was named in Brentford's 25-man Premier League squad for the second half of the 2022–23 season, by virtue of being overage.[1] He was released at the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]

Ayr United[edit]

On 29 August 2023, Syla signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Ayr United on a free transfer.[16] He made 28 appearances and scored two goals during a mid-table 2023–24 season.[17][18]

International career[edit]

Syla was capped by Albania at U17, U19, U20 and U21 level.[11][19][20] He was a member of the U17 team's 2016 Kazakhstan President Cup squad and captained the U19 team to the final of the 2018 Roma Caput Mundi International Tournament.[7][21]

Personal life[edit]

Syla was born in London to Albanian parents.[2][5]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 3 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnet 2018–19[10] National League 0 0 0 0 ― 1[c] 0 1 0
2019–20[10] National League 0 0 0 0 ― 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 ― 2 0 2 0
Kings Langley (loan) 2018–19[10] Southern League Premier Division South 17 0 2 0 ― 1[d] 0 20 0
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2018–19[22] National League South 5 0 ― ― 1[e] 0 6 0
Ayr United 2023–24[17] Scottish Championship 24 1 3 1 ― 1[f] 0 28 2
Career total 36 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 56 2
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  5. ^ Appearance in Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
  6. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours[edit]

Brentford B

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Beatpoet/sandboxSyla at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Roy Syla". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Roy Syla: Making every minute count". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Harris, Jay. "Brentford youngster Roy Syla: 'I was coming from Barnet and there were players from Inter, Juventus and Olympiakos'". The Athletic. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ "News | Roy Syla signs professional Barnet contract". Barnet Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b "Loan | Roy Syla joins Kings Langley". Barnet Football Club. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Loan | Nana Kyei and Roy Syla join Hampton & Richmond Borough". Barnet Football Club. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Twelve players departing Barnet". Non League Daily. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d "Roy Syla Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b c "Roy Syla joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Match Report: Brentford B win London Senior Cup on penalties". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Brentford B Squad Update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ^ @BrentfordFC (20 October 2022). "✍️ We can confirm that midfield player Roy Syla has returned to #BrentfordB and has signed a one-year contract with an option of an additional year. Welcome back, Roy! #BrentfordFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Brentford B squad update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Roy Syla Signs". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxSyla in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ^ Ayr United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  19. ^ "International Recap: March 2022". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  20. ^ Beatpoet/sandboxSyla at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Kombëtarja U-17, grumbullohet për në Kazakistan". FSHF (in Albanian). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Roy Syla – Hampton & Richmond Borough FC 1st". www.hamptonfc.net. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

External links[edit]


Category:Living people Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Southern Football League players Category:2000 births Category:Barnet F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Kings Langley F.C. players Category:Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Category:Sportspeople from London Category:English people of Albanian descent Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Ayr United F.C. players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Albania men's youth international footballers Category:Albania men's under-21 international footballers

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