Sambou Soumano

Sambou Soumano
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Reims
Number 99
Youth career
Youth Elite Foot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Pau B 13 (8)
2019 Pau 1 (0)
2020–2021 Châteaubriant 4 (3)
2021–2022 Lorient B 11 (13)
2021–2026 Lorient 84 (21)
2022–2023 → Eupen (loan) 7 (1)
2023 → Rodez (loan) 19 (2)
2023–2024 → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 36 (12)
2026– Reims 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026

Sambou Soumano (born 13 January 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Reims.

Career

A product of the Senegalese academy Youth Elite Foot, Soumano began his senior career with the French club Pau, and followed that with a stint at Châteaubriant.[1] On 19 August 2021, he transferred to the reserve side of FC Lorient.[2] He made his professional debut as a late substitute with Lorient in a 1–1 Ligue 1 tie over Bordeaux on 24 October 2021[3]

On 20 August 2022, Soumano joined Eupen in Belgium on a season-long loan.[4] On 18 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Rodez in Ligue 2.[5] On 2 August 2023, Soumano was loaned to Quevilly-Rouen, also in Ligue 2.[6]

On 7 July 2026, Soumano moved to Reims in Ligue 2 with a four-year contract.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pau B 2019–20 National 3 138——138
Pau 2019–20 National 1000—10
Châteaubriant 2020–21 National 2 4363—106
Lorient B 2021–22 National 2 1113——1113
Lorient 2021–22 Ligue 1 21310—223
2022–23 Ligue 1 0000——00
2023–24 Ligue 1 0000——00
2024–25 Ligue 2 321420——3414
2025–26 Ligue 2 31420——334
Total 842150—8921
Eupen (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 7110—81
Rodez (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 2 19220—212
Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 2023–24 Ligue 2 361223—3815
Career total 175601660019166

Honours

Lorient

References

  1. ↑ "France N2 : Le Sénégalais Sambou Soumano débarque à Châteaubriant". 23 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "National 2 : Sambou Soumano s'engage une saison". FC Lorient. 19 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lorient vs. Bordeaux - 24 October 2021". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Forward Sambou Soumano joins KAS Eupen from FC Lorient for 1 year". Eupen. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "MERCATO : SAMBOU SOUMANO EST SANG & OR" (in French). Rodez AF. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "SAMBOU SOUMANO (FC LORIENT) PRÊTÉ À QRM !" [SAMBOU SOUMANO (FC LORIENT) LOANED TO QRM!] (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sambou Soumano, nouvelle arme offensive" [Sambou Soumano, a new offensive weapon] (in French). Stade de Reims. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Sambou Soumano at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.