| General |
| Boubakary Soumaré | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name: | Boubakary Soumaré | |
| Date of birth: | 27 February 1999 | |
| Place of birth: | Noisy-le-Sec,  France
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| Height: | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position: | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Leicester City
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| Number: | TBA | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2006–2011 2011–2017 |
Paris FC Paris Saint-Germian
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2017 2017–2019 2017–2021 2021– |
Paris Saint-Germain B Lille II Lille Leicester City
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8 (9) 8 (1) 84 (1) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2014–2015 2015 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2021 |
France U16 France U17 France U18 France U19 France U20 France U21
|
6 (0) 2 (0) 8 (0) 11 (0) 7 (0) 14 (0) |
Boubakary Soumaré (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City.
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[]
On 7 July 2017, Soumaré signed for Lille on a three-year contract. His professional debut came in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 5 November 2017. 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.
Soumaré's first goal for Lille came in a 2–2 away draw against Lyon on 5 May 2019.
Leicester[]
On 2 July 2021, Premier League club Leicester City announced Soumaré for a reported amount of £20 million pounds on a 5 year contract.
International career[]
Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. He has been a youth international for France at various levels.
Honours[]
Paris Saint-Germain U19
- Championnat National U19: 2015–16
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2015–16
Lille
External links[]
Boubakary Soumaré profile at Soccerbase- Boubakary Soumaré profile at Transfermarkt
| Leicester City F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Ward · 2 Justin · 3 Faes · 4 Coady · 5 Okoli · 6 Ndidi · 7 Fatawu · 8 Winks · 9 Vardy · 10 Mavididi · 11 El Khannouss · 14 De Cordova-Reid · 16 Kristiansen · 17 Choudhury · 18 Ayew · 20 Daka · 21 Ricardo · 22 Skipp · 23 Vestergaard · 24 Soumaré · 29 Édouard · 30 Hermansen · 31 Iversen · 33 Thomas · 34 Golding · 35 McAteer · 37 Alves · 40 Buonanotte · 41 Stolarczyk · Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy |
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