Club: Lille OSC.
Position: Striker.
Value: £2.8m.
Contract: £12,500 per week until 30.06.10.
Age: 25 years old.
Nationality: Guinea.
Languages: French, Dutch & Turkish.
Reputation: National.
Personality: Fairly determined.
Squad status: Used in a squad rotation system.
Preferred foot: Right only.


Souleymane Youla is a Guinean football player. During the season 05/06 he was contracted to Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K., but sent on loan to FC Metz in France. He has just signed with French giants Lille OSC. He has previously played for R.S.C. Anderlecht, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen and Gençlerbirliği SK.

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.





Great acceleration adds to his awesome pace during a game which makes him a threat to slow defenders. Youla is also a player that enjoys the big matches. He is also an exceptional corner taker, he's got a fair bit of strength behind him and he's agile. His stamina is above average as well as his natural fitness.


I don't believe Souleymane Youla believes in the word weakness. I can't find any.


Although it'll be futile trying to sign this player in the first season as he's only just joined Lille, I would still look at him for future seasons. (I've noticed he's left Lille on a freebie at the start of the 2010/11 season a few times). He'd be awesome for teams like Villa, Newcastle, Man City and especially West Ham (I tried him with them, he scored on average 17 league goals a season). I'm not too sure about the 'bigger' clubs as I haven't tried him with them. I wouldn't say don't get him but it might be worth a look if you are those clubs.

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