Boubakary Soumaré

Boubakary Soumaré
Soumaré playing for France U20 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Boubakary Soumaré[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Noisy-le-Sec, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2011 Paris FC
2011–2017 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Paris Saint-Germain B 8 (0)
2017–2019 Lille II 8 (1)
2017–2021 Lille 84 (1)
2021– Leicester City 57 (0)
2023–2024 → Sevilla (loan) 28 (0)
International career
2014–2015 France U16 6 (0)
2015 France U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 France U18 8 (0)
2017–2018 France U19 11 (0)
2018–2019 France U20 7 (0)
2019–2021 France U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Boubakary Soumaré (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. He is a former France youth international.

Club career

Early career

In his early footballing years, Soumaré was a young player at Paris FC. He stayed at the club from 2006 to 2011, before joining the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. At PSG, he was selected for eight appearances for the B team of the club in 2017, and left later that year.

Lille

On 7 July 2017, Soumaré signed for Lille on a three-year contract.[3] His professional debut began with a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 5 November 2017.[4] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Lille managed to stay in the Ligue 1, meaning that Soumaré's contract was extended by two years, as his deal entailed such an option.[5]

Soumaré's only goal for Lille occurred in a 2–2 away draw against Lyon on 5 May 2019.[6]

Leicester City

Soumaré with Leicester City in 2021

On 2 July 2021, Premier League club Leicester City signed Soumaré for an undisclosed sum on a five-year contract.[7] He made his debut for the club with an appearance off the bench in Leicester's 1–0 triumph over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Community Shield on 7 August 2021.[8]

Sevilla

On 1 September 2023, Soumaré signed for Sevilla on a season-long loan.[9]

International career

Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. He has been a young international for France at various levels.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2016–17 CFA 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Lille II 2017–18 Championnat National 2 4 1 — — — — 4 1
2018–19 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Total 8 1 — — — — 8 1
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 14 0 1 0 2 0 — — 17 0
2018–19 18 1 3 0 1 0 — — 22 1
2019–20 20 0 2 0 2 0 6[c] 0 — 30 0
2020–21 32 0 3 0 — 8[d] 0 — 43 0
Total 84 1 9 0 5 0 14 0 — 112 1
Leicester City 2021–22 Premier League 19 0 0 0 2 0 8[e] 0 1[f] 0 30 0
2022–23 26 0 1 0 2 0 — — 29 0
2024–25 12 0 0 0 2 0 — — 14 0
Total 57 0 1 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 73 0
Sevilla (loan) 2023–24 La Liga 28 0 2 0 — 4[c] 0 — 34 0
Career total 185 2 12 0 11 0 26 0 1 0 235 2
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19

Lille

Leicester City

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Boubakary Soumaré". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Boubakary Soumaré rejoint le LOSC" [Boubakary Soumaré joins LOSC]. LOSC (in French). 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 12ème journée - FC Metz / LOSC". LFP.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. ^ Hamelin, Ulysse (1 November 2019). "Boubakary Soumaré sous contrat avec Lille jusque 2022" [Boubakary Soumaré under contract with Lille until 2022]. Le Petit Lillois (in French). Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Lille - 5 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Boubakary Soumaré Joins Leicester City From Lille". Leicester City F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Sevilla Loan For Boubakary Soumaré". Leicester City F.C. 1 September 2023.
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