Brem Soumaoro
Soumaoro in 2023
Personal information
Full name Abrahim Mohamed Soumaoro
Date of birth (1996-08-08) 8 August 1996
Place of birth Nzérékoré, Guinea
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 York United
Number 32
Youth career
2004–2007 Sparta Enschede
2007–2014 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Jong Twente 26 (0)
2017–2018 Go Ahead Eagles 19 (0)
2018–2019 Livorno 3 (0)
2020 Jong Twente 2 (0)
2020–2021 Den Bosch 13 (0)
2021 MVV Maastricht 31 (0)
2021–2022 PAEEK 17 (0)
2023– York United 24 (2)
International career‡
2021– Liberia 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Abrahim Mohamed "Brem" Soumaoro (born 8 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Canadian club York United. Born in Guinea, he represents Liberia internationally.

Club career

Soumaoro made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong FC Twente on 29 August 2014 in a game against RKC Waalwijk.[1]

In July 2018, after being released by Go Ahead Eagles, he trialled with 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth.[2]

On 10 August 2018, Soumaoro joined Italian Serie B club Livorno.[3] He left the club in 2019, before signing with Jong FC Twente again in early 2020. In August 2020, he moved to FC Den Bosch.[4] He left the club on 1 January 2021, to join MVV Maastricht on a deal for the rest of the season.[5]

On 1 February 2023, Soumaoro joined Canadian Premier League side York United FC, signing a one-year deal, including club options for a further extension.[6]

International career

Born in Guinea, Soumaoro is also eligible to represent Liberia through his parents. In August 2021, he accepted a call up from the Liberian national team for a series of World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Central African Republic.[7] He made his debut on 3 September 2021 in a 2–0 away loss to Nigeria, starting and playing the entire match.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Fürth sucht einen Sechser". kicker Online (in German). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Soumaoro nuovo acquisto amaranto" (in Italian). Livorno. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "FC Den Bosch contracteert Brem Soumaoro op amateurbasis". fcdenbosch.nl (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Brem Soumaoro naar MVV, mvv.nl, 29 December 2020
  6. ↑ "York United FC announces signing of Liberian defender Brem Soumaoro". York United FC. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Liberia Expected in Nigeria Tuesday". Goal.com. 30 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria v Liberia game report". FIFA. 3 September 2021.


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