Salifou Soumah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gbessia, Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Radomiak Radom (on loan from Malmö FF) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2021 | AS Kaloum | ||
| 2021–2022 | Yerköyspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Le Havre | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Le Havre B | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Zira | 69 | (17) |
| 2025– | Malmö FF | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Guinea U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2025– | Guinea | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Salifou Soumah (born 3 October 2003) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom, on loan from Allsvenskan club Malmö FF, and the Guinea national team.
Early life
Soumah was born on 3 October 2003 in Guinea. Growing up, he regarded Germany international Leroy Sané as his football idol.[1]
Club career
Soumah started his career with Guinean side AS Kaloum Star. Subsequently, he signed for Turkish side Yerköyspor in March 2022.[2] Following his stint there, he signed for French side Le Havre on 31 August 2022[3], where he made one league appearance and scored zero goals.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, he signed for Azerbaijani side Zira, where he made sixty-nine league appearances and scored seventeen goals. Two years later, he signed for Swedish side Malmö FF.[4] On 11 February 2026, Soumah moved to Polish side Radomiak Radom on loan with a purchase option.[5][6]
International career
Soumah is a Guinea youth international. During the summer of 2023, he played for the Guinea national under-23 football team at the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.
Style of play
Soumah plays as a winger or forward and is right-footed. African news website Carréfoot wrote in 2025 that he "displays impressive technical maturity. His explosiveness, combined with excellent reading of the game, makes him an increasingly sought-after player, particularly for his adaptability to different playing styles".[7]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | |||
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Salifou Soumah: "I gave everything for Zira"". Offsideplus. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Yerköyspor'da hedef Süper Amatör Küme" (in Turkish). Offsideplus. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Salifou Soumah at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ Salifou Soumah at Soccerway
- ^ "Officiellt: MFF lånar ut Soumah - Allsvenskan - Fotbollskanalen". www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ Głąb, Bartosz (11 February 2026). "Oficjalnie: Radomiak Radom ma nowego skrzydłowego. Salifou Soumah wypożyczony do radomskiego klubu". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "Salifou Soumah, la pépite du Zira FK qui affole l'Europe" [Salifou Soumah, the Zira FK nugget who is driving Europe crazy] (in French). Carréfoot. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Salifou Soumah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
External links
- Salifou Soumah at Soccerway
- Salifou Soumah at National-Football-Teams.com