Salifou Soumah

Salifou Soumah
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003
Place of birth Gbessia, Guinea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Panetolikos
(on loan from Malmö FF)
Number 11
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) 12 (1)
2026– → Panetolikos (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Guinea U23 5 (1)
2025– Guinea 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:35, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ 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 Super League Greece club Panetolikos, on loan from Swedish side 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]On 20 August 2026, Soumah signed for Greek club Panetolikos on a loan.[7]

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".[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 15 November 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guinea
202540
Total40

References

  1. ↑ "Salifou Soumah: "I gave everything for Zira"". Offsideplus. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Yerköyspor'da hedef Süper Amatör Küme" (in Turkish). Offsideplus. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Salifou Soumah at the Turkish Football Federation
  4. ↑ Salifou Soumah at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "Officiellt: MFF lånar ut Soumah - Allsvenskan - Fotbollskanalen". www.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Σαλιφού Σουμά: Ο Παναιτωλικός ανακοίνωσε τη μεταγραφή". gazzetta.gr. 20 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Salifou Soumah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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