| General |
| Sol Bamba | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Souleymane Bamba | |
| Date of birth | 13 January 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Ivry-sur-Seine,  France
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Cardiff City
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| Number | 22 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996–2004 | Paris Saint-Germain
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–2011 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015 2015–2016 2016– | Paris Saint-Germain Dunfermline Hibernian Leicester City Trabzonspor Palermo → Leeds United (loan) Leeds United Cardiff City
| 1 (0) 39 (0) 75 (4) 52 (3) 27 (0) 1 (0) 19 (1) 32 (4) 103 (10) |
| National team | ||
| 2003–2005 2008 2008– |  Ivory Coast U20 Ivory Coast U23 Ivory Coast
| 2 (0) 46 (1) |
Souleymane Bamba (born 13 January 1985) is a professional footballer who plays for Championship club Cardiff City and the Ivorian national team as a centre-back.
Bamba started his career in his native France with Paris Saint-Germain, but failed to establish himself in their first team. He moved to Scotland to join Dunfermline Athletic in 2006, helping the club reach the final of the Scottish Cup in his first season. Two years later, he was transferred to Hibernian, before joining English side Leicester City in January 2011.
He was sold to Turkish club Trabzonspor in 2012 for £750,000 before joining Palermo. However, he was loaned to Leeds United after making only one appearance in six months. He eventually joined Leeds on a permanent deal and was appointed club captain, spending a further year with the club before being released and subsequently joining Cardiff City. In his first full season with Cardiff, he helped the side win promotion to the Premier League.
Born in France to Ivorian parents, Bamba represented Ivory Coast in the 2008 Olympic Games and became a regular for the senior national side until his most recent cap in 2014. In 2012, he was part of the side that reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
External links
- Sol Bamba career stats at Soccerbase
- Sol Bamba – UEFA competition record
- Sol Bamba FIFA competition record
| Cardiff City F.C. squad - 2020–21 |
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1 Etheridge · 2 Peltier · 3 Bennett · 4 Morrison · 5 Ecuele Manga · 6 Richards · 7 Arter · 8 Ralls · 9 Ward · 10 Zohore · 11 J. Murphy · 12 Smithies · 13 Paterson · 14 Reid · 15 Bacuna · 16 Connolly · 17 Gunnarsson · 18 Cunningham · 19 Mendez-Laing · 20 Damour · 21 Camarasa · 22 Bamba · 23 K. Harris · 28 B. Murphy · 29 Niasse · 32 Healey · 33 Hoilett · 36 Coxe · 39 Humphries · — O'Keefe ·
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| Ivory Coast – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Group stage (G) |
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1. Barry 2. Angoua 3. Boka 4. Kolo Touré 5. Zokora 6. Gohouri 7. Doumbia 8. Kalou 9. Tioté 10. Gervinho 11. Drogba 12. Gosso 13. Romaric 14. Koné 15. Dindane 16. Zogbo 17. Tiéné 18. Keïta 19. Touré Yaya 20. Demel 21. Eboué 22. Bamba 23. Yeboah
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Template:Ivory Coast squad (2012 Africa Cup of Nations)
| Ivory Coast – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
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| Ivory Coast – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Barry 2. Viera 3. Boka 4. K. Touré 5. Zokora 6. Bolly 7. Akpa-Akpro 8. Kalou 9. Tioté 10. Gervinho 11. Drogba (c) 12. Bony 13. Ya Konan 14. Diomandé 15. Gradel 16. Gbohouo 17. Aurier 18. Djakpa 19. Y. Touré 20. Die 21. Sio 22. Bamba 23. Mandé
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