Seydouba Soumah (born 11 June 1991) is a Guinean professional

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who plays as an

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for Guinea national team.

Club career

Ajax Cape Town

Born in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Soumah began his football career playing on the streets, before moving to South Africa and joining the youth system of

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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

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trophy after Slovan beat MFK Košice 1–0. In July 2015, Soumah moved to

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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

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, with 20 goals. Soumah also helped the club win the

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

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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

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, 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

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. 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. In September 2018, Soumah was loaned to

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side

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until the end of the season with an option for three more. He struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular, making just seven appearances across all competitions, as the club opted not to exercise the buyout option. After completing his loan spell, Soumah returned to Partizan and entered the final year of his contract. He scored the equalizer in an eventual 2–1 home win over Molde in the first leg of the

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play-off round. On 22 September, Soumah scored the opening goal in Partizan's 2–0 home victory over Red Star in the Belgrade derby. On 12 December 2019, Soumah signed a new three-year contract with Partizan.

International career

Soumah made his full international debut for Guinea 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 their 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 an AFCON qualifier. He scored two more goals during the qualifications and helped his country qualify for the final tournament. Soumah was later named in Guinea's final 23-man squad for the

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. The team progressed through the group stage with three draws, but got eliminated in the quarter-finals by

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. He appeared in two games in the process. In November 2018, Soumah was dropped from the squad for his lack of commitment. He returned to the squad in October 2019.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

Club

;Slovan Bratislava *

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, 2013–14 *

, 2016–17 *

: 2014 ;Qadsia *

: 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 Association football midfielders Expatriate footballers in Israel Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate footballers in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Guinean expatriate sportspeople in South Africa F.C. Cape Town players FC Nitra players FK Partizan players Guinea international footballers Guinean expatriate footballers Guinean 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 Super Liga players Sportspeople from Conakry University of Pretoria F.C. players 1991 births Living people 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players