| Boubakary Soumaré | |
| Full Name: | Boubakary Soumaré[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Noisy-le-Sec, France |
| Height: | 1.88 m[2] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Leicester City |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Paris FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Paris Saint-Germain B |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Lille II |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Lille |
| Caps3: | 84 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | Leicester City |
| Caps4: | 46 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | → Sevilla (loan) |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam6: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 09:42, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
Boubakary Soumaré (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Leicester City. He is a former France youth international.
In his early footballing years, Soumaré was a young player at Paris FC. He stayed at the club from 2006 to 2011, before joining the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. At PSG, he was selected for eight appearances for the B team of the club in 2017, and left later that year.
On 7 July 2017, Soumaré signed for Lille on a three-year contract.[3] His professional debut began with a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 5 November 2017.[4] 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.[5]
Soumaré's only goal for Lille occurred in a 2–2 away draw against Lyon on 5 May 2019.[6]
On 2 July 2021, Premier League club Leicester City signed Soumaré for an undisclosed sum on a five-year contract.[7] He made his debut for the club with an appearance off the bench in Leicester's 1–0 triumph over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Community Shield on 7 August 2021.
On 1 September 2023, Soumaré signed for Sevilla on a season-long loan.[8]
Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. He has been a young international for France at various levels.
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2016–17 | CFA | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Lille II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 112 | 1 | ||||
| Leicester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
| Sevilla (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 174 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 2 | |||
Paris Saint-Germain U19
Lille
Leicester City