#10  Ousmane Sylla

Drafted 55th overall in the MLS SuperDraft to the Houston Dynamo F.C.; 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy Winner

Awards & Recognition

2023 Season

• National Champion
• ACC Tournament Champion
• United Soccer Coaches Preseason Forwards to Watch list
• ACC Preseason Player to Watch list
• College Soccer News Preseason All-America Second Team
• TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Second Team 
• 5x – Named to College Soccer News Men’s National Team of the Week
• ACC Offensive Player of the Week
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Oct. 2-6
• TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Player Ranking No. 55
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Oct. 16-Nov. 22
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Nov. 6-12
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Nov. 13-19
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week Nov. 20-26
• First Team All-ACC
• ACC Tournament MVP (All-Tournament team)
• United Soccer Coaches First Team All-South Region
• MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
• United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American
• NCAA Tournament MVP, Offense (All-Tournament team)
• TopDrawerSoccer First Team 
• TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Player Rankings No. 2 
• MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
• MAC Hermann Trophy winner
• Academic All-ACC Team 

2022 Season

• ACC Offensive Player of the Week (8/30)
• Second Team All-ACC 
• Second Team All-South Region 

2021 Season

• National Champion 
• ACC Tournament Champion
• Second Team All-ACC 
• Second Team All-South region

2020 Season 

• TopDrawerSoccer.com Postseason Top 100 Freshman at No.36
• ACC All-Freshman Team 
• United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week (3/16)

2023 (Senior)

• Member of the 2023 National Championship Team 
• Member of the 2023 ACC Tournament Championship Team 
• Second in the ACC in goals (13), assists (10) and points (36)
• Third in the ACC in shots on goal (24) and game winning goals (5)
• Fifth in the NCAA in points (36)
• Appeared in all 23 games this season
• Leads the team in goals (13), assists (10), points (36) and game-winning goals (5).
• Recorded a career-high in goals (13), assists (10), points (36), shots (42) and shots on goal (24)
• Appeared in all 23 games this season
• Contributed three goals and one assist during the NCAA Tournament
• Recorded one goal and one assist in the first round of the NCAA tournament against Charlotte (11/19)
• Scored one goal against New Hampshire (11/26) in the second round of the NCAA tournament
• Scored the National Championship clinching goal against Notre Dame (12/11) in the NCAA Championship Game 
• Tailed three goals and two assists during the 2023 ACC Tournament
• Recorded two goals in the ACC Semi-Final Game against Louisville (11/08)
• Recorded one goal in the ACC Championship Game against North Carolina (11/12) 
• Recorded his first-career hat trick on Senior Night vs Boston College
• Deflected a shot off a defender’s face with five seconds remaining to give the Tigers’ the win over Virginia Tech
• Opened the season with a penalty kick goal just 42 seconds into the game, the second-fastest goal in program history
• Named Dalton Family Most Valuable Player and team Offensive MVP and end-of-year banquet

2022 (Junior)

• Finished 3rd in the ACC for total assists and 10th for total points.
• Leads the team in goals (5), points (17), assists (7), and game-winning goals (2).
• Assisted Brandon Parrish’s goal versus Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament semifinals.
• Scored two goals in the 3-2 win over No. 13 Indiana, including the game-winner in the 80th minute.
• Assisted on Tim Ströbeck’s goal against USC Upstate.
• Has started 18 games this season.

2021 (Sophomore)

• Scored his first goal against South Carolina
• Scored his second goal against USF
• Tallied his first assist of the year against NC State came from the second assist on an Isaiah Reid goal
• Earned his second assist of the year against Georgia Southern
• Tallied his second assist against Boston College on a goal from Isaiah Reid
• Tallied his third assist against Wake Forest on a goal from Tim Strobeck
• Scored his third goal against Coastal Carolina
• Scored the first goal of the game, his fourth of the year, against Duke
• Scored his fifth goal of the year against Louisvillle
• Tallied his fourth assist of the year in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals against North Carolina off a goal from Isaiah Reid
• Tallied his fifth assist of the year in the Sweet Sixteen matchup versus Kentucky off a goal from Callum Johnson
• Played 68 minutes in the National Championship against No. 2 Washington

2020 (Freshman)

• Scored the first goal of his career against Virginia Tech (March 13) in the 107th minute of the match.
• Sylla’s goal at 106:05 was Clemson’s latest goal scored in the series.
• Made his first career start for Clemson by appearing in the midfield against Syracuse (March 7).
• Earned the start in eight of Clemson’s nine spring matches.
• Did not play during the fall season.
• Arrived in Clemson in January 2021.

Prior to Clemson

Played club soccer with the Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy (SIMA) while attending Montverde Academy… will add quality and depth to the Tigers’ midfield group… ended his career with SIMA as one of the most highly touted prep players in the nation.