For senior Ousmane Sylla, the 2023 season was one to remember. Sylla earned numerous awards and recognitions this season, as well as finishing the season as the team leader in almost every offensive category, including goals, assists, shots on goal, penalty kicks and game-winners.
Ousmane Sylla
• United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American
• United Soccer Coaches First Team All-South Region
• MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist; Finalist
• NCAA Tournament MVP, Offense (All-Tournament team)
• First Team All-ACC
• ACC Tournament MVP (All-Tournament team)
• 5x College Soccer News Men’s National Team of the Week selection
• ACC Offensive Player of the Week (10/10)
• United Soccer Coaches Preseason Forwards to Watch list
• ACC Preseason Player to Watch list
• College Soccer News Preseason All-America Second Team
Sylla opened the season with PK in the opener vs UCF just 25 seconds into the match, the second-fastest goal in program history.
Just too good 😮💨
📺: ACCNX pic.twitter.com/JBljU5mGj6
— Clemson Men’s Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) August 24, 2023
The Dakar, Senegal, native turned in at least one assist in three-straight games in September, before providing one of the most electric moments of the year. Against Virginia Tech, Sylla deflected a shot off a defender’s face and into the net, giving the Tigers the 2-1 victory with just :04 to go in the game.
THAT WAS WILD 🤯💥#ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/hGVa6n55yP
— Clemson Men’s Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) September 30, 2023
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Ousmane Sylla has now scored a goal in the first minute (00:42 vs. USF) and the last minute of a game (89:56 vs. VT)!#ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/tSbjtA44Cm
— Clemson Men’s Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) October 1, 2023
Sylla recorded his second-career brace vs. Louisville on October 6, before having a senior night for the ages on October 20. He recorded his first-career hat trick against Boston College on Senior Night, in a perfect regular-season sendoff for the senior.
𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟓
We got to honor Ousmane Sylla and watch as he obtained his first-ever hat trick on Senior Night!#ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/uNgBDloE8w
— Clemson Men’s Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) October 24, 2023
Once the Tigers entered postseason play, Sylla hit his stride. Against Duke in the ACC Tournament, he assisted on two goals and converted on a penalty to advance the Tigers past the Blue Devils….
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