Seydouba Soumah

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Seydouba Soumah
Personal information
Full nameSeydouba Guinéenne Soumah
Date of birth (1991-06-11) 11 June 1991
Place of birthConakry, Guinea
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current clubSlovan Bratislava
Number20
Youth career
Fello Stars Labé
2006–2008Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011Ajax Cape Town10(1)
2008–2009iKapa Sporting (loan)
2009–2010F.C. Cape Town (loan)
2011–2012University of Pretoria
2012Nitra22(6)
2013–Slovan Bratislava11(1)
National team
2013–Guinea4(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2013

Seydouba Guinéenne Soumah (born 11 June 1991) is a Guinean international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for the Slovak Corgoň Liga club Slovan Bratislava.

He previously played for Nitra and University of Pretoria in the South African National First Division. Prior to joining the Tuks, he played for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town, where he rose from the youth ranks.[1][2]

Club career

Ajax Cape Town

Seydouba Soumah made his professional debut for Ajax Cape Town on 22 January 2011 in a 3–0 win against Platinum Stars at Moruleng Stadium in Moruleng, North West Province. Seydouba, now into his fourth year at Ajax, was acquired by Ajax Cape Town after being spotted and recruited to the mother city club as a 15-year-old kid from the streets of the West African country. The Guinean teenager was promoted from the youth ranks to perform with the clubs first team at the start of the 2010–11 season, making his PSL debut after two loan spells in the National First Division at iKapa Sporting and F.C. Cape Town.[3] Following his loan spells, Seydouba Soumah made his debut for Ajax Cape Town during the 2010–11 season, appearing in ten matches and scoring once to help the Urban Warriors secure a second place finish in the league table that season.[4][5] Following his debut with Ajax, Seydouba Soumah was transferred to the University of Pretoria, playing in the National First Division once more.[6]

FC Nitra

In February 2012, he joined Slovak club FC Nitra.[7][8]

Slovan Bratislava

On 3 December 2012, Slovak club ŠK Slovan Bratislava announced that the club had signed Soumah to a four and half-year contract.[9] The transfer fee was €0.15 million. He made his debut for ŠK Slovan Bratislava on 16 March 2013 against FK Dukla Banská Bystrica, entering in as a substitute in place of Erik Grendel.

References

  1. "Seydouba Soumah". IMScoutting. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  2. "Seydouba Soumah". ABSA Premiership. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  3. "Seydouba Soumah". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  4. "Seydouba Souumah statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013. 
  5. "Ajax Cape Town statisitcs". ESPN. Retrieved 29 June 2013. 
  6. "University of Pretoria". Soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 29 June 2013. 
  7. Soumah na tri roky do FC Nitra 18 February 2012, profutbal.sk
  8. Soumah Seydouba 18 February 2012, transfermarkt.co.uk
  9. Hriešnik Seydouba Soumah novou posilou Slovana Bratislava! 03.12.2013, sport.aktuality.sk

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