Oumar Mickaël Solet Bomawoko (born 7 February 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

Club career

Laval

Solet developed through the Laval academy. He made his debut on 4 August 2017 in the

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

against

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. He played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away victory.

Lyon

On 22 January 2018, Solet joined

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on loan from Laval for €550,000, with an option to make the move permanent for an additional €550,000, up to €2 million in bonuses and 20% of the profits from his next sale.

RB Salzburg

On 17 July 2020, Solet joined Red Bull Salzburg for €4.5 million, up to €4 million in bonuses, and 15% of any future sale. On September 14, 2024, his contract with the club was terminated by mutual agreement.

Udinese

On 1 October 2024, Solet signed a pre-contract with Italian club

that stated he would join the club on 1 January 2025. On 4 January, Solet made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw away to

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International career

Solet was born in France and is of Ivorian and Central African descent. Solet was part of the France U-17 FIFA World Cup squad in 2017.

Career statistics

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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, 2021–22 *

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, 2021–22 Individual *

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Team of the Tournament:

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Personal life

His younger brother Isaac Solet is also a footballer playing for

Slavia Sofia PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...

and the Central African Republic national team.

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* 2000 births Living people Footballers from Melun French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Black French sportspeople French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Ivorian men's footballers Central African Republic men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Stade Lavallois players Olympique Lyonnais players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Udinese Calcio players Championnat National players Ligue 1 players Serie A players Austrian Football Bundesliga players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Austria French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-2000s-stub