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.

Men’s Soccer’s Top Goals from 2023 Season