Solomon Yambassu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Solomon Yambassu | ||
| Date of birth | August 16, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Koidu Town, Sierra Leone | ||
| Height | 5'10 | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East End Lions | ||
| Number | 01 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2002 | Congress Boys Secondary School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002-2005 | Wellington People F.C. | ||
| 2005-2006 | Stade d'Abidjan | ||
| 2006-present | East End Lions | ||
| National team | |||
| 2001-2002 | Sierra Leone | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Solomon Yambassu (born August 16, 1983 in Koidu Town, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean footballer, who plays for East End Lions in Sierra Leone National Premier League.
Early life
Yambassu was born Koidu Town, Kono District in Eastern Sierra Leone to parents from the Kono ethnic group. He was raised in Wellington, a poor Neighbourhood in the east of Freetown. He attended the Wesleyan primary school in Wellington and the Congress Boys secondary school in Thunder Hill in Freetown.
Career
Yambassu played for several youth clubs throughout the east end of Freetown before he was finally signed by his hometown club the Wellington People F.C. of the Sierra Leone National Premier League.
International career
He was a member of the Sierra Leone national team and is commonly known in Sierra Leone by his nickname Politics.[1]