Boubakary Soumaré (born 27 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Leicester City. He is a former France youth international.
In his early footballing years, Soumaré was a young player at Paris FC. He stayed at the club from 2006 to 2011, before joining the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. At PSG, he was selected for eight appearances for the B team of the club in 2017, and left later that year.
On 7 July 2017, Soumaré signed for Lille on a three-year contract.[3] His professional debut began with a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Metz on 5 November 2017.[4] At the end of the 2017–18 season, Lille managed to stay in the Ligue 1, meaning that Soumaré's contract was extended by two years, as his deal entailed such an option.[5]
Soumaré's only goal for Lille occurred in a 2–2 away draw against Lyon on 5 May 2019.[6]
On 2 July 2021, Premier League club Leicester City signed Soumaré for an undisclosed sum on a five-year contract.[7] He made his debut for the club with an appearance off the bench in Leicester's 1–0 triumph over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City in the FA Community Shield on 7 August 2021.[8]
On 1 September 2023, Soumaré signed for Sevilla on a season-long loan.[9] He made a positive impression on the club, however Sevilla were unable to meet the €15 million required to make the move permanent, so Soumaré returned to Leicester City at the end of the season.[10]
Soumaré was born in France and is of Senegalese descent. He has been a young international for France at various levels.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2016–17 | CFA | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Lille II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 112 | 1 | |||
| Leicester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Sevilla (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 209 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 2 | ||
