Seydouba Soumah (born 11 June 1991) is a

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 ...

n professional

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who plays as an

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Club career

Ajax Cape Town

Born in

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, Guinea, Soumah began his football career playing on the streets, before moving to South Africa and joining the youth system of Ajax Cape Town as a teenager. He was initially sent out on season-long loans to

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sides Ikapa Sporting (2008–09) and FC Cape Town ( 2009–10), before returning to his parent club. On 21 January 2011, Soumah made his debut for Ajax in the

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, coming off the bench in a 3–0 away victory against Platinum Stars. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win over

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on 6 March. In total, Soumah made 10 appearances in the 2010–11 season, as the club finished as runners-up. In September 2011, Soumah moved to National First Division side

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. He bagged two goals in the first half of 2011–12 season. In January 2012, Tuks manager Steve Barker revealed that Soumah parted ways with the club.

Nitra

In February 2012, Soumah arrived to Europe and signed a three-year contract with Slovak club

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. He scored two times until the end of the 2011–12 season. On 14 September 2012, Soumah received a red card in a 3–1 home league loss to

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, alongside two other teammates. He was later fined €3,400 and banned from football for six months for making an obscene gesture towards fans, assaulting the opponent's players and threatening the referee during that match.

Slovan Bratislava

In December 2012, Soumah was transferred to fellow Slovak club Slovan Bratislava for a fee of €150,000. He signed a long-term contract and was given the number 20 shirt. Through the remainder of the season, Soumah made 13 appearances and won the double. He also helped the club win the second title in a row in the 2013–14 season, scoring two goals in 21 games. In July 2014, Soumah celebrated by lifting the Slovak Super Cup trophy after Slovan beat MFK Košice 1–0. In July 2015, Soumah moved to Kuwait Premier League side Qadsia on a season-long loan. He netted seven league goals to help the club win the 2015–16 title. Soumah also made two appearances in the 2015 AFC Cup, scoring one goal. Following his loan spell at Qadsia, Soumah returned to Slovan and by the end of November 2016 had extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2020. He would become the league's joint top scorer in the 2016–17 season, alongside Filip Hlohovský, with 20 goals. Soumah also helped the club win the

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, scoring the last goal of a 3–0 win over MFK Skalica in the

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. He finished the season as the team's top scorer with 25 goals in 39 appearances across all competitions. Due to his performances, Soumah was also named in the league's best eleven.

Partizan

On 18 July 2017, it was announced that Soumah completed his transfer to Serbian club Partizan, making him the club's most expensive signing ever at €1,650 million. He was officially presented on 20 July, penning a three-year contract and receiving the number 20 jersey. Two days later, Soumah made his debut for Partizan as a second-half substitute in an eventual 6–1 home league victory over Mačva Šabac. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 July, helping his team to a 2–1 win versus Javor Ivanjica at home. On 2 August, Soumah scored a goal in a 2–2 away draw with

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in the return leg of the

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third qualifying round, as Partizan got eliminated 5–3 on aggregate. He later scored in a 4–0 away win over Videoton in the second leg of the

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play-off round, helping the team progress to the group stage. On 13 December, Soumah converted a penalty in a 1–1 home draw with

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. This was the first penalty awarded to Partizan in the Eternal derby after more than 22 years.

Loan to Maccabi Haifa

In September 2018, Soumah was loaned to

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side Maccabi Haifa until the end of the season with an option for three more.

Return to Partizan

After completing his loan spell, Soumah returned to Partizan in 2019 and entered the final year of his contract. He scored the equalizer in an eventual 2–1 home win over

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in the first leg of the

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play-off round. On September 22, 2019, Soumah scored another goal in the Eternal Derby in a 2–0 win over Red Star. Marko Marin's pass was intercepted by Asano in the middle of the pitch, Milunović failed to control the ball when (The Black-Whites) reserve Seydouba Soumah went towards the goal, who then sent a projectile from 17 meters and placed the "ladybug" in the upper right corner of the goal, which was guarded by

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International career

Soumah made his senior debut for

in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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on 5 February 2013. He netted his first national team goal later that year in a 4–2 away loss to

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in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. On 15 November 2014, Soumah scored his first ever

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in a 4–1 away win over

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in a 2015 AFCON qualifier. He scored two more goals during qualifying, helping his country qualify for the tournament and earning a spot on the final 23-man roster. He appeared in two matches as Guinea progressed through the group stage with three draws but got eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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. In November 2018, Soumah was dropped from the squad for his lack of commitment. He returned to the squad in December 2019 and played for 76 minutes against

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on 17 November 2019. In November 2021, he appeared against

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

and

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. His most recent appearance was against

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on 3 January 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Slovan Bratislava *

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: 2012–13, 2013–14 *

: 2012–13, 2016–17 * Slovak Super Cup: 2014 ;Qadsia * Kuwait Premier League: 2015–16 ;Partizan *

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: 2017–18

Individual

Top Scorer: 2016–17 *

Top Eleven: 2016–17

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soumah, Seydouba 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Guinean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa F.C. Cape Town players FC Nitra players FK Novi Pazar players FK Partizan players Guinea men's international footballers Guinean expatriate men's footballers Guinean men's footballers Ikapa Sporting F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Kuwait Premier League players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players National First Division players Qadsia SC players Serbian SuperLiga players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Slovak First Football League players Footballers from Conakry University of Pretoria F.C. players 1991 births Living people 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players