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 | 27 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Noisy-le-Sec, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 52 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | France U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | France U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2019 | |||
Boubakary Soumaré (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. Internationally, he has represented at France at youth levels France U16 through France U21.
Professional career
A promising box-to-box midfielder he has drawn comparison to Paul Pogba due to his physical, but with a real sense of technical ability. Soumaré was part of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy from 2011 to 2017, moving to Lille OSC for first-team opportunities. Soumaré made his professional debut for Lille in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over FC Metz on 5 November 2017.[1]
International career
Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent.[2] He is a youth international for France at various levels.[3]
References
External links
- Boubakary Soumaré – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Boubakary Soumaré at Soccerway
- LOSC Profile
- Boubakary Soumaré at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Boubakary Soumaré at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- PSG Profile