Sylian Mokono

Sylian Mokono
Personal information
Full name Sylian Aldren Mokono
Date of birth (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Right-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Prishtina
Number 2
Youth career
USV Elinkwijk
–2018 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jong Utrecht 66 (3)
2020–2022 Utrecht 3 (0)
2022–2024 Heracles Almelo 10 (1)
2024–2026 VVV-Venlo 37 (3)
2026– Prishtina 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026

Sylian Aldren Mokono (born 22 March 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.

Club career

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong FC Utrecht on 27 August 2018 in a game against NEC, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Rick Mulder.[2]

He made his Eredivisie debut for FC Utrecht on 29 November 2020 in a game against Feyenoord.[3]

On 20 July 2022, Mokono signed a three-year contract with Heracles Almelo.[4] On 2 September 2024, his Heracles contract was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

On 7 November 2024, Mokono signed with VVV-Venlo on a contract running until the end of the 2024–25 Eerste Divisie season.[6] He made his debut shortly afterwards in a league match against Jong AZ. At the end of the campaign, Mokono declined an offer to extend his contract, and subsequently left the club as a free agent.[7] However, on 22 August 2025 Mokono returned to VVV-Venlo on a two-season deal.[8]

On 15 January 2026, Mokona signed with Kosovo Superleague club Prishtina.[9]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Mokono is of South African descent.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Sylian Mokono at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 27 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Feyenoord v Utrecht game report". Soccerway. 29 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "HERACLES ALMELO VERSTERKT ZICH MET SYLIAN MOKONO" (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wegen Heracles Almelo en Sylian Mokono scheiden per direct" [Heracles Almelo and Sylian Mokono are separating with immediate effect] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "VVV-Venlo contracteert Mokono tot einde van seizoen" [VVV-Venlo signs Mokono until end of season] (in Dutch).
  7. ↑ "VVV-Venlo neemt na dit seizoen afscheid van spelers met aflopend contract" [VVV-Venlo to part ways with out-of-contract players after this season]. VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 4 May 2025. Archived from the original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mokono keert terug en sluit per direct aan bij selectie VVV-Venlo" [Mokono returns and joins the VVV-Venlo squad immediately] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "FC Prishtina strengthens with Dutch footballer". Telegrafi. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Vision 2022: End of Phase One, now Phase Two". SAFA.net. 25 July 2019.
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