Seydouba Soumah

Seydouba Soumah
Personal information
Full name Seydouba Guinéenne Soumah
Date of birth (1991-06-11) 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 10
Youth career
Fello Star
2006–2008 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Ajax Cape Town 10 (1)
2008–2009iKapa Sporting (loan) 13 (3)
2009–2010F.C. Cape Town (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012University of Pretoria (loan) ? (?)
2012–2013 Nitra 22 (6)
2013– Slovan Bratislava 68 (19)
2015–2016Qadsia SC (loan) 20 (14)
National team
2013– Guinea 20 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2015

Seydouba Guinéenne Soumah (born 11 June 1991) is a Guinean international footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for 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
YearAppsGoals
2011/2012132
2012/201394
Total226

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
YearAppsGoals
2012/2013130
2013/2014253
2014/2015246
Total629

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
YearAppsGoals
201341
201445
201520
Total106

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,
Qadsia SC,

Individual. African Balón D'Or 14/15

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. Hriešnik Seydouba Soumah novou posilou Slovana Bratislava! 03.12.2013, sport.aktuality.sk
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