Boubakary Soumaré

Boubakary Soumaré (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille OSC. Internationally, he has represented at France at U16 through U21 level.

Boubakary Soumaré
Soumaré playing for France U20 against the United States U20 on 22 March 2019
Personal information
Full name Boubakary Soumaré
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
 Lille
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– Lille 72 (1)
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– France U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2020

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 Youth 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

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

Soumaré's first goal for Lille came in a 2–2 draw against Lyon on 5 May 2019.[4]

International career

Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. He has been a youth international for France at various levels.[1]

Style of play

A promising box-to-box midfielder, he has drawn comparison to Paul Pogba, due to his balance of physicality and technical ability.

Career statistics
As of match played 17 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division 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 National 2 4 1 — — — 4 1
2018–19 National 2 4 0 — — — 4 0
Total 8 1 — — — 8 1
Lille 2017–18 Ligue 1 14 0 1 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 17 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 18 1 3 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 22 1
2019–20 Ligue 1 20 0 2 0 6[lower-alpha 2] 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 30 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 17 0 0 0 6[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 23 0
Total 69 1 6 0 12 0 5 0 92 1
Career total 85 2 6 0 12 0 5 0 108 2
  1. Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19

References
  1. "Boubakary Soumaré rejoint le LOSC" [Boubakary Soumaré joins LOSC]. LOSC (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Lille - 5 May 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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