Yahya Soumaré
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000
Place of birth Vénissieux, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Orléans
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2015 Vénissieux
2015–2019 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Lyon II 34 (4)
2020–2023 Lyon 3 (0)
2021 → Dijon (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Dijon B (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Annecy (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Bourg-en-Bresse (loan) 28 (2)
2023– Orléans 3 (0)
International career‡
2018 France U18 1 (1)
2018–2019 France U19 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 December 2020

Yahya Soumaré (born 23 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Orléans.[1]

Early life

Born in Vénissieux,[2] a town in the Lyon Metropolis, Soumaré first played with ASM Vénissieux before joining Lyon in 2015, signing his first professional contract there in 2020.[3][4]

Club career

Soumaré made his professional debut for Lyon on 23 December 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Tino Kadewere in a 3–0 Ligue 1 home win over Nantes.[5]

On 16 June 2021, Soumaré joined Ligue 2 side Dijon on loan for the 2021–22 season.[6]

On 4 December 2021, he was loaned to Championnat National club Annecy.[7]

On 4 August 2022, Soumaré moved on loan to Bourg-en-Bresse.[8]

International career

Born in France, Soumaré is of Malian descent.[9] He is a youth international for France.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Yaya Soumaré at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Angers - OL : Yaya Soumaré, première dans le groupe". Le Progrès (in French). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Signature : premier contrat professionnel pour Yaya Soumaré". OL.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Macedo, Aurélien. "Yaya Soumaré signe son premier contrat avec l'OL". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Cailloux, Thibaut (23 December 2020). "Résultat et résumé Lyon - Nantes, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 17e journée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Yaya Soumaré prêté au Dijon FCO". www.OL.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "National 1 : Bienvenue à Yahya Soumaré" (in French). Annecy. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "MERCATO : YAYA SOUMARÉ PRÊTÉ PAR L'OL" (in French). Bourg-en-Bresse. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Yaya Soumaré : contrat professionnel à l'Olympique Lyonnais". Africa Top Sports (in French).
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