Abrahim Mohamed "Brem" Soumaoro (born 8 August 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Indy Eleven Indy Eleven is an American professional association football, soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) in 2014, b ...

. Born in

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

, he represents the Liberia national team.

Club career

Soumaoro made his

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debut for Jong FC Twente on 29 August 2014 in a game against

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. In July 2018, after being released by

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, he trialled with 2. Bundesliga side

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. On 10 August 2018, Soumaoro joined Italian

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club

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. He left the club in 2019, before signing with Jong FC Twente again in early 2020. In August 2020, he moved to

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a professional football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadiu ...

. He left the club on 1 January 2021, to join

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on a deal for the rest of the season. On 1 February 2023, Soumaoro joined

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side

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, signing a one-year deal, including club options for a further extension. In August 2024, he agreed to a mutual termination of the remainder of his contract. On 3 September 2024,

club

announced the signing of Soumaoro. He made his debut for the

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-based club on 7 September 2024 in a 0–0 draw against

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. Soumaoro ended the season with 9 total appearances for the club, including the club's playoff loss to

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. On 21 November 2024, Indy Eleven announced that Soumaoro would remain with the club for the 2025 season.

International career

Born in Guinea, Soumaoro is also eligible to represent

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

through his parents. In August 2021, he accepted a call up from the Liberian national team for a series of World Cup qualifiers against

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and

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. He made his debut on 3 September 2021 in a 2–0 away loss to Nigeria, starting and playing the entire match.

References

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* * 1996 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Liberia {{Indy Eleven squad Liberian men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Twente players Go Ahead Eagles players US Livorno 1915 players Jong FC Twente players FC Den Bosch players MVV Maastricht players PAEEK FC players York United FC players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Serie B players Cypriot First Division players Canadian Premier League players Liberia men's international footballers Liberian expatriate men's footballers Liberian emigrants to the Netherlands Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada People from Nzérékoré Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Canada Dutch people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Indy Eleven players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen