Issife Soumahoro

Issife Soumahoro
Position	Small Forward
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
League	French League
Team	Strasbourg Illkirch Graffenstaden Basket
Born	October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31) (age 23) Paris, France
Nationality	Côte d'Ivoire / France
Pro career	2007–present

Issife Soumahoro (born October 31, 1988 in Paris) is a French-born Côte d'Ivoirean basketball player currently playing for Strasbourg Illkirch Graffenstaden Basket.^[1] He is also a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team.

Soumahoro joined Strasbourg Illkirch Graffenstaden Basket as an 18-year old for the 2007-08 season.^[2] In his first season of action, Soumahoro saw action in three games off the bench for the team. In the current 2009-10 season, Soumahoro has played in six games for the team and also appeared in two games for the team at the EuroChallenge 2009–10, the third-tier international basketball competition for European teams.

Soumahoro competed as a member of the Côte d'Ivoire national basketball team for the first time at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.^[3] He saw action in four games off the bench for the Ivorians, who won the silver medal to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.^[4]

References

^ Issife Soumahoro Profile at eurobasket.com
^ Issife Soumahoro at basketpedya.com
^ Issife Soumahoro at FIBA.com
^ FIBA Archive

Côte d'Ivoire squad – Africa Championship 2009 – Silver medal

4 Amagou \| 5 Craven \| 6 Abouo \| 7 Soumahoro \| 8 Konate \| 9 Diabate \| 10 N'Diaye \| 11 Aka \| 12 Kale \| 13 Tape \| 14 Meite \| 15 Kone \| Coach: Dessarzin

Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship – 20th place

4 Abouo \| 5 Diabate \| 6 Soumahoro \| 7 Amagou \| 8 Konate \| 9 Lamizana \| 10 N'Diaye \| 11 Assie \| 12 Kale \| 13 Tape \| 14 Edi \| 15 Kone \| Coach: Dessarzin

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Name	Soumahoro, Issife
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Date of birth	October 31, 1988
Place of birth	Paris, France
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