Personal information | |||
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Full name | Boubakary Soumaré [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1999 | ||
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 | 45 | (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 23:54, 26 May 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.
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.
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]
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]
On 1 September 2023, Soumaré signed for Sevilla on a season-long loan. [9]
Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. He has been a young international for France at various levels. [3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 [a] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 [b] | 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 [c] | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
2022–23 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Sevilla (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
Career total | 173 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 2 |
Paris Saint-Germain U19
Lille
Leicester City