Seydouba Soumah

Seydouba Soumah (born 11 June 1991) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serbian club Partizan and the Guinea national team.

Seydouba Soumah
Soumah with Partizan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Seydouba Soumah
Date of birth (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 20
Youth career
Fello Star
2005–2008 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Ajax Cape Town 10 (1)
2008–2009 → Ikapa Sporting (loan) 13 (3)
2009–2010 → Cape Town (loan) 7 (0)
2011 University of Pretoria
2012 Nitra 22 (6)
2013–2017 Slovan Bratislava 83 (30)
2015–2016 → Qadsia (loan)
2017– Partizan 65 (16)
2018–2019 → Maccabi Haifa (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2013– Guinea 32 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2019

Club career

Ajax Cape Town

Born in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Soumah began his football career playing on the streets,[1] before moving to South Africa and joining the youth system of Ajax Cape Town as a teenager. He was initially sent out on season-long loans to National First Division sides Ikapa Sporting (2008–09[2][3]) and FC Cape Town (2009–10), before returning to his parent club.[4]

On 21 January 2011, Soumah made his debut for Ajax in the Premier Soccer League, coming off the bench in a 3–0 away victory against Platinum Stars. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win over Mpumalanga Black Aces on 6 March.[5] In total, Soumah made 10 appearances in the 2010–11 season, as the club finished as runners-up.

In September 2011, Soumah moved to National First Division side University of Pretoria.[6] He bagged two goals in the first half of 2011–12 season. In January 2012, Tuks manager Steve Barker revealed that Soumah parted ways with the club.[7]

Nitra

In February 2012, Soumah arrived to Europe and signed a three-year contract with Slovak club Nitra.[8] He scored two times until the end of the 2011–12 season.[9] On 14 September 2012, Soumah received a red card in a 3–1 home league loss to Spartak Trnava, alongside two other teammates.[10][11] He was later fined €3,400 and banned from football for six months for making an obscene gesture towards fans, assaulting the opponent's players and threatening the referee during that match.[12][13]

Slovan Bratislava

In December 2012, Soumah was transferred to fellow Slovak club Slovan Bratislava for a fee of €150,000.[14] He signed a long-term contract and was given the number 20 shirt.[15] Through the remainder of the season, Soumah made 13 appearances and won the double. He also helped the club win the second title in a row in the 2013–14 season, scoring two goals in 21 games. In July 2014, Soumah celebrated by lifting the Slovak Super Cup trophy after Slovan beat MFK Košice 1–0.[16]

In July 2015, Soumah moved to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia on a season-long loan.[17] He netted seven league goals to help the club win the 2015–16 title.[18] Soumah also made two appearances in the 2015 AFC Cup, scoring one goal.[18]

Following his loan spell at Qadsia, Soumah returned to Slovan and by the end of November 2016 had extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2020.[19] He would become the league's joint top scorer in the 2016–17 season, alongside Filip Hlohovský, with 20 goals.[20] Soumah also helped the club win the Slovak Cup, scoring the last goal of a 3–0 win over MFK Skalica in the final. He finished the season as the team's top scorer with 25 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions. Due to his performances, Soumah was also named in the league's best eleven.[21]

Partizan

On 18 July 2017, it was announced that Soumah completed his transfer to Serbian club Partizan, making him the club's most expensive signing ever at €1,650 million.[22][23] He was officially presented on 20 July, penning a three-year contract and receiving the number 20 jersey. Two days later, Soumah made his debut for Partizan as a second-half substitute in an eventual 6–1 home league victory over Mačva Šabac.[24] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 July, helping his team to a 2–1 win versus Javor Ivanjica at home.[25] On 2 August, Soumah scored a goal in a 2–2 away draw with Olympiacos in the return leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, as Partizan got eliminated 5–3 on aggregate.[26] He later scored in a 4–0 away win over Videoton in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off round, helping the team progress to the group stage.[27] On 13 December, Soumah converted a penalty in a 1–1 home draw with Red Star Belgrade. This was the first penalty awarded to Partizan in the Eternal derby after more than 22 years.[28]

In September 2018, Soumah was loaned to Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa until the end of the season with an option for three more.[29] He struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular, making just seven appearances across all competitions, as the club opted not to exercise the buyout option.

After completing his loan spell, Soumah returned to Partizan and entered the final year of his contract. He scored the equalizer in an eventual 2–1 home win over Molde in the first leg of the Europa League play-off round.[30] On 22 September, Soumah scored the opening goal in Partizan's 2–0 home victory over Red Star in the Belgrade derby.[31]

On 12 December 2019, Soumah signed a new three-year contract with Partizan.[32]

International career

Soumah made his full international debut for Guinea in a 1–1 friendly draw against Senegal on 5 February 2013. He netted his first national team goal later that year in a 4–2 away loss to Egypt in their 2014 World Cup qualifier.

On 15 November 2014, Soumah scored his first ever hat-trick in a 4–1 away win over Togo in an AFCON qualifier.[33] He scored two more goals during the qualifications and helped his country qualify for the final tournament. Soumah was later named in Guinea's final 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. The team progressed through the group stage with three draws, but got eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ghana.[34] He appeared in two games in the process.[18]

In November 2018, Soumah was dropped from the squad for his lack of commitment.[35] He returned to the squad in October 2019.

Statistics

Club
As of 17 June 2020[18]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax Cape Town 2010–11 10100———101
Nitra 2011–12 13200———132
2012–13 9411———105
Total 22611———237
Slovan Bratislava 2012–13 11020—00—130
2013–14 21231—1[lower-alpha 1]0—253
2014–15 22810—10[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]0349
2016–17 292075—3[lower-alpha 4]0—3925
2017–18 0000—001[lower-alpha 5]010
Total 8330136—1412011237
Partizan 2017–18 22310—8[lower-alpha 6]2—315
2018–19 4000—5[lower-alpha 4]1—91
2019–20 251020—12[lower-alpha 4]4—3914
2020–21 14310—3[lower-alpha 4]1—184
Total 651640—288—9724
Maccabi Haifa (loan) 2018–19 601000——70
Career total 18652197004292024969
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Slovak Super Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in Czechoslovak Supercup
  6. One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 12 December 2019[36]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea 201351
201475
201560
201621
201760
201831
201930
Total328

International goals
Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.[36]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 September 2013El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna, Egypt Egypt2–22–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 September 2014Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco Togo1–02–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
315 November 2014Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo2–04–12015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
43–0
54–0
619 November 2014Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco Uganda2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
713 November 2016Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea DR Congo1–01–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
89 September 2018Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea Central African Republic1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club
Slovan Bratislava[18]
Qadsia[18]
Partizan[18]

Individual

References
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