Djibril Soumaré
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | El Hadji Djibril Soumaré | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Sahel Atlantic FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Braga (loan) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Braga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Braga B | 27 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Nacional (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2026– | Stoke City | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Senegal U23 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:51, 22 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:04, 27 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré (born 7 January 2003) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Career
Braga
A youth product of the Senegalese club Sahel Atlantic FC, Soumaré was loaned to the Braga U19s for the 2021–22 season.[2] On 3 June 2022, he formally transferred to Braga on a contract of 4 seasons, and was first assigned to their B-team.[3] On 13 June 2013, he was promoted to Braga's senior team.[2] He debuted with the senior Braga team in a 2–0 Taça de Portugal win over Rebordosa on 19 October 2023.[4] He made the matchday squad as Braga won the 2024 Taça da Liga final on 27 January 2024.[5]
Loan to National
On 13 July 2024, Soumaré's contract with Braga was extended until 2028 and he was loaned to Nacional for the 2024–25 season.[6]
Loan to Sheffield United
On 4 August 2025, Soumaré was loaned out to EFL Championship club Sheffield United for the 2025–26 season, with an obligation to buy if the Blades were promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season.[7][8]
Stoke City
Soumaré joined Championship side Stoke City on 25 June 2026, signing a three-year contract.[9]
International career
Soumaré was called up to the Senegal U23s for a set of 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in October 2022.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 August 2026[11]
| 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 | ||
| Braga B | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Braga | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Nacional (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2025–26[12] | Championship | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 2026–27[13] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal and FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga and EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
- Braga
References
- ↑ "Soumaré, El Hadji Djibril Soumaré - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com.
- 1 2 "De emprestado a título definitivo no Braga: "Sei que tenho mais responsabilidades"". O Jogo. 2 June 2022.
- ↑ "SC Braga segura Djibril por quatro épocas". Diário do Minho. 3 June 2022.
- ↑ "Rebordosa-SC Braga: siga em direto o arranque da 3.ª eliminatória da Taça de Portugal | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "Eis os onzes de Sporting e Braga para a meia-final da Taça da Liga". SAPO Desporto.
- ↑ "Soumaré por empréstimo no Nacional". www.record.pt.
- ↑ "Sheffield United sign midfielder Soumare on loan". BBC Sport. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Official: Sheffield United announce the arrival of Djibril Soumaré". Yahoo Sports. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Soumare's signed and sealed for City". Stoke City. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Éliminatoires CAN U23 : Demba Mbaye dévoile une liste de 24 joueurs avec des absents de marque". 14 October 2022.
- ↑ Djibril Soumaré at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Djibril Soumaré in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Djibril Soumaré in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
- Djibril Soumaré at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Dakar
- Men's association football midfielders
- Senegalese men's footballers
- Senegal men's youth international footballers
- S.C. Braga players
- S.C. Braga B players
- C.D. Nacional players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- English Football League players
- Senegalese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England