Sekou Bable Georges Lega (born 21 January 2003) is a French

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who plays as a

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for

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side

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, on loan from

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

Early life

Born in

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, situated in the

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region, Lega began his youth career by playing for regional clubs before joining Lyon football academy in 2016. On 1 July 2021, Lega signed his first professional contract with Lyon.

Club career

On 20 July 2023, Soumaré joined

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on loan for the 2023–24 season.

International career

Born in France, Lega is of Malian descent. He is a youth international for France. Lega participated in the

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with France U-20. He played in two group stage matches but didn't score any goal as France failed to advance to the knockout stage.

References

2003 births Living people People from Paris French sportspeople of Malian descent French men's footballers Footballers from Paris Men's association football forwards France men's youth international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Olympique Lyonnais players SC Bastia players {{France-footy-forward-2000s-stub