Issa Soumaré

Issa Soumaré
Soumaré in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Auxerre
(on loan from Le Havre)
Number 75
Youth career
Génération Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Orléans 45 (9)
2021–2023 Beerschot 11 (1)
2022–2023 → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 54 (7)
2023– Le Havre 7 (0)
2024– → Auxerre (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Senegal U17 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 November 2019

Issa Soumaré (born 10 October 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Auxerre on loan from Le Havre.

Club career

On 22 October 2019, Soumaré signed a professional contract with Orléans for four years.[1] He debuted for Orléans in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Stade Malherbe Caen on 1 November 2019.[2]

On 6 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Beerschot in the Belgian top division.[3] On 31 January 2022, Soumaré was loaned to Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen until the end of the 2021–22 season.[4] On 12 July 2022, the loan to Queville-Rouen was renewed for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[5]

On 3 July 2023, Soumaré signed for Ligue 1 club Le Havre following their promotion the previous season as champions, signing a three-year deal with the club.[6]

In January 2024, Soumaré joined Ligue 2 club Auxerre on loan until the end of the season.[7]

International career

Soumaré is a youth international for Senegal.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Officiel : Issa Soumare s'engage 4 ans". 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Caen vs. Orléans - 1 November 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "BEERSCHOT SIGN YOUNG STRIKER ISSA SOUMARE FROM US ORLEANS". Beerschot. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "ISSA SOUMARÉ (K BEERSCHOT VA, D1 BELGE) PRÊTÉ À QRM !" (Press release) (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ^ "ISSA SOUMARÉ PROLONGE SON PRÊT À QRM !" (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Issa Soumaré s'engage en faveur du HAC!" [Issa Soumaré is committed to the HAC!]. www.hac-foot.com (in French). 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ "ISSA SOUMARÉ PRÊTÉ À L'AJA" [ISSA SOUMARÉ LOANED TO AJA]. www.aja.fr (in French). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ "CAN U17 : Exploit du Niger et des Comores Nigeria, Algérie et Tunisie au tapis". 22 August 2016.

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