Kader Sylla
Kader Sylla is an American professional skateboarder from Studio City, California. Kader is goofy-footed.
Early life
Sylla was born and raised in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Encino, California. His interest in the sport of skateboarding began at a young age through his exposure to fingerboards. At the age of six, he received his first skateboard from his grandma, who purchased it from a local CVS. Sylla watched online YouTube tutorials to improve his skateboarding. His main inspirations to skate were that of Rowan Zorilla, Torey Pudwill and Ryan Sheckler.Skateboarding
Kader signed with Baker Skateboards as an amateur in 2016. He was first scouted by company owner Andrew Reynolds. Since then, he has appeared at numerous skate demos for the team. In Late September 2017, He signed with Emerica. Since then, Kader has switched to Vans in 2018, for which he has released a number of partnered skate shoes. He left Vans in late 2020 and soon became sponsored by Nike Skateboarding. After a short stint with Nike, Kader then switched to Adidas as his shoe sponsor.In 2019, at the age of 16, Sylla went pro for Baker Skateboards. In the same year, Kader also managed to make his entry into the Supreme skate team.
Kader is also a member of Carcasscrew, a skateboarding group that consists of multiple skaters recognized by different skateboard deck brands. Members of the group along with Kader are Andrew Reynolds, his daughter Stella Reynolds, Jay Thorpe, and Kevin Long. Kader came up with the name for the skate crew.