Seydouba Soumah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seydouba Guinéenne Soumah | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Conakry, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fello Star | |||
| 2006–2008 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Ajax Cape Town | 10 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → iKapa Sporting (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → F.C. Cape Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | →University of Pretoria (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2013 | Nitra | 22 | (6) |
| 2013- | Slovan Bratislava | 54 | (10) |
| 2015- | → Qadsia SC (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Guinea | 18 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2015. | |||
Seydouba Guinéenne Soumah (born 11 June 1991) is a Guinean international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for the Fortuna 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 came 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 club's 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 and signed contract for 3 years.[7] On 9 March 2012, he made his debut for FC Nitra against MŠK Žilina. He scored his first goal on 7 April 2012 against AS Trenčín. On 1 January 2013 he was transferred to ŠK Slovan Bratislava.
| Nitra | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011/2012 | 13 | 2 |
| 2012/2013 | 9 | 4 |
| Total | 22 | 6 |
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.[8] On 1 January 2013 he joined blue-white squad. The transfer fee was €0.15 million. He made his debut for Slovan Bratislava on 16 March 2013 against FK Dukla Banská Bystrica, entering in as a substitute in place of Erik Grendel. He scored his first goal on 4 August 2013 against Spartak Myjava. On 2 October 2014 he made his first UEFA Europa League match against SSC Napoli, he played full-time on the pitch without goal or assist. He scored his first UEL goal against Young Boys on 27 November 2014.
| Slovan Bratislava | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012/2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013/2014 | 25 | 3 |
| 2014/2015 | 24 | 6 |
| Total | 62 | 9 |
International career
On 9 June 2013, he made his debut for Guinea against Mazambique. He played 85 minutes without goal and was substituted by A.Bangoura. Seydouba scored his first international goal on 10 September 2013, against Egypt. On 15 November 2014, he scored his first international hattrick against Togo.
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
In January 2015, was announced Guinean final squad for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and Seydouba was in it among the stars as Kévin Constant, Ibrahima Traoré or Kamil Zayatte. On 24 January 2015, Seydouba made his first ever match on the Africa Cup of Nations. It was game against Cameroon. He played until 66 minute without goal and then he was replaced by N. Keïta.
International
| Guinea national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 6 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10.09.2013 | El Gouna Stadium, El-Gouna, Egypt |  Egypt | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| 2. | 05.09.2014 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco |  Togo | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 15.11.2014 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 15.11.2014 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 15.11.2014 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Togo | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6. | 19.11.2014 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco |  Uganda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Club
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava,
References
- ↑ "Seydouba Soumah". IMScoutting. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Seydouba Soumah". ABSA Premiership. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Seydouba Soumah". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "Seydouba Souumah statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ajax Cape Town statisitcs". ESPN. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ "University of Pretoria". Soccerladuma.co.za. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ↑ Soumah na tri roky do FC Nitra 18 February 2012, profutbal.sk
- ↑ Hriešnik Seydouba Soumah novou posilou Slovana Bratislava! 03.12.2013, sport.aktuality.sk
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