Boubakary Soumare

Boubakary Soumare (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. Internationally, he has represented France at youth level.

Club Career

Early career

In his early footballing years, Soumare was a youth player at Paris FC. He would stay at the club from 2006 to 2011, before joining the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. At PSG, he would go on to make eight appearances for the B team of the club in 2017, and left later that year.

Lille

On 7 July 2017, Soumare signed for Lille on a three-year contract. His professional debut came in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 5 November 2017. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Lille managed to stay in the Ligue 1, meaning that Soumare's contract was extended by two years, as his deal entailed such an option.

Soumare's only goal for Lille came in a 2–2 away draw against Lyon on 5 May 2019.

Leicester City

On 2 July 2021, Premier League club Leicester City signed Soumare for an undisclosed fee on a five-year contract. 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.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Бубакари Сумаре (russian)