Yahya Soumaré (born 23 June 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

Born in

Vénissieux Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France. Geography Vénissieux is located on the sou ...

, a town in the

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, Soumaré first played with

ASM Vénissieux Association Sportive des Minguettes Vénissieux is a French association football club founded in 1969. They are based in the town of Vénissieux and their home stadium is the Stade Laurent Gerin. As of the 2009–10 season, they play in the C ...

before joining

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

in 2015, signing his first professional contract there in 2020.

Club career

Soumaré made his professional debut for Lyon on 23 December 2020, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–0

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home win over

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. On 16 June 2021, Soumaré joined

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side

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

on loan for the 2021–22 season. On 4 December 2021, he was loaned to

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. On 4 August 2022, Soumaré moved on loan to

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient Provinces of France, province of Bresse (). I ...

International career

Born in France, Soumaré is of Malian descent. He is a youth international for France.

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* 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Vénissieux French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Malian descent Men's association football forwards ASM Vénissieux players Olympique Lyonnais players Dijon FCO players FC Annecy players Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 players US Orléans players Bourges Foot 18 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Footballers from Lyon Metropolis 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-2000s-stub