Boubakary Soumaré

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.

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)
Playing 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 52 (1)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2019

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
  1. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 12ème journée - FC Metz / LOSC". www.lfp.fr.
  2. "Boubakary Soumaré rejoint le LOSC - Lille LOSC". www.losc.fr.
  3. "Boubakary Soumaré rejoint le LOSC - Lille LOSC". www.losc.fr.
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