Boubakary Soumaré

Boubakary Soumaré (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. Internationally, he has represented France at youth level.

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
Place of birth Noisy-le-Sec, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 42
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 7 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2021

Club career

Early career

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

Lille
Soumaré with Leicester City in 2021

On 7 July 2017, Soumaré signed for Lille on a three-year contract.[2] His professional debut came in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 5 November 2017.[3] 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.[4]

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

Leicester City

On 2 July 2021, Premier League club Leicester City signed Soumaré for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract.[6] 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.[7]

International career

Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. He has been a youth international for France at various levels.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2016–17 CFA 80————80
Lille II 2017–18 Championnat National 2 41————41
2018–19 Championnat National 2 40————40
Total 81————81
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 1401020——170
2018–19 Ligue 1 1813010——221
2019–20 Ligue 1 20020206[lower-alpha 1] 0—300
2020–21 Ligue 1 32030—8[lower-alpha 2]0—430
Total 8419050140—1121
Leicester City 2021–22 Premier League 7000103[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0120
Career total 10729060170101402
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 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 rejoint le LOSC" [Boubakary Soumaré joins LOSC]. LOSC (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Lille - 5 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. "Boubakary Soumaré Joins Leicester City From Lille". Leicester City F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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