Issa Soumaré
{{short description|Senegalese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Issa Soumaré
| image = Lens - Orléans (09-03-2020) 46.jpg
| caption = Soumaré in 2020
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ziguinchor, Senegal
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Le Havre
| clubnumber = 45
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Génération Foot
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Orléans
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2021–2023
| clubs2 = Beerschot
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Quevilly-Rouen (loan)
| caps3 = 53
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Le Havre
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = → Auxerre (loan)
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Senegal U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 13 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 3 November 2019
}}
Issa Soumaré (born 10 October 2000) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French {{French football updater|Le Havre}} club Le Havre.
Club career
On 22 October 2019, Soumaré signed a professional contract with Orléans for four years.{{Cite web|url=https://orleansloiretfoot.com/officiel-issa-soumare-sengage-4-ans/|title=Officiel : Issa Soumare s'engage 4 ans|date=22 August 2019}} He debuted for Orléans in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Stade Malherbe Caen on 1 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/01/france/ligue-2/stade-malherbe-caen-calvados-basse-norma/us-orleans/3031137/|title=Caen vs. Orléans - 1 November 2019|website=Soccerway}}
On 6 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Beerschot in the Belgian top division.{{cite web|publisher=Beerschot|url=https://www.beerschot.be/en/news/beerschot-sign-young-striker-issa-soumare-us-orleans|title=BEERSCHOT SIGN YOUNG STRIKER ISSA SOUMARE FROM US ORLEANS|date=6 August 2021|accessdate=12 October 2021}} On 31 January 2022, Soumaré was loaned to Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen until the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Quevilly-Rouen|url=https://qrm.fr/issa-soumare-k-beerschot-va-d1-belge-prete-a-qrm/|title=ISSA SOUMARÉ (K BEERSCHOT VA, D1 BELGE) PRÊTÉ À QRM !|date=31 January 2022|access-date=9 February 2022|language=fr|archive-date=4 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604180856/https://qrm.fr/issa-soumare-k-beerschot-va-d1-belge-prete-a-qrm/|url-status=dead}} On 12 July 2022, the loan to Queville-Rouen was renewed for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Quevilly-Rouen|url=https://qrm.fr/issa-soumare-prolonge-son-pret-a-qrm/|title=ISSA SOUMARÉ PROLONGE SON PRÊT À QRM !|date=12 July 2022|access-date=12 July 2022|language=fr|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605232513/https://qrm.fr/issa-soumare-prolonge-son-pret-a-qrm/|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hac-foot.com/actualite/issa-soumare-s-engage-en-faveur-du-hac.html|trans-title=Issa Soumaré is committed to the HAC!|title=Issa Soumaré s’engage en faveur du HAC!|language=French|website=www.hac-foot.com|date=3 July 2023|accessdate=4 July 2023}}
In January 2024, Soumaré joined Ligue 2 club Auxerre on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.aja.fr/issa-soumare-prete-a-laja/|trans-title=ISSA SOUMARÉ LOANED TO AJA|title=ISSA SOUMARÉ PRÊTÉ À L’AJA|language=French|website=www.aja.fr|date=12 January 2024|accessdate=12 January 2024}}
International career
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 13 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Orléans
|14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Ligue 2 |31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 8 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 8 | ||
| Beerschot
|11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Quevilly-Rouen (loan)
|Ligue 2 |15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Ligue 2 play-offs}} | 2 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2022–23
|Ligue 2 |38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 9 | |
| rowspan="3"|Le Havre
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | ||
| Auxerre (loan)
|Ligue 2 |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!156 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 21 |
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Honours
Auxerre
- Ligue 2: 2023–24{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 May 2024 |title=Football : champion de Ligue 2, l’AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l’élite |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/football-champion-de-ligue-2-laj-auxerre-est-officiellement-de-retour-dans-lelite-11-05-2024-LTC2TBRFPFFCPNNE5DNC52DENM.php |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=Le Parisien |language=fr-FR}}
References
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External links
- {{LFP|soumare-issa}}
- {{Soccerway|issa-soumare/640233}}
{{Le Havre AC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soumaré, Issa}}
Category:Senegalese men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Ziguinchor
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Senegal men's youth international footballers
Category:K Beerschot VA players
Category:US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:21st-century Senegalese sportsmen
Category:20th-century Senegalese sportsmen
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