- Bakary Soumare
Football player infobox
playername= Bakary Soumare
fullname = Bakary Soumare
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|11|9|df=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Mali
height = height|ft=6|in=4
currentclub = Chicago Fire
clubnumber = 4
position = Defender
youthyears = 2005–2007
youthclubs = Virginia
years = 2007–
clubs = Chicago Fire
caps(goals) = 44 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 28 September 2007
ntupdate = 21 March 2007Bakary Soumare (b.
9 November 1985 inMali [ MLS Soccer, accessed 1st February 2007 from http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=soumare_b&playerId=sou422039&statType=current ] ) is aMali anfootball (soccer) player who currently plays in the MLS for the Chicago Fire, having been the number-two pick in the2007 MLS SuperDraft .Biography
Bakary was born in
Mali but moved toParis ,France at a young age [ MLS Soccer, accessed 1st February 2007 from http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=soumare_b&playerId=sou422039&statType=current ] , before moving toNew York as a teenager [ MLS Soccer, accessed 1st February 2007 from http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=soumare_b&playerId=sou422039&statType=current ] .Career
High School
He played for
La Salle Academy , aRoman Catholic high school located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.College
He played for the
University of Virginia during his freshman season, playing 20 out of 21 games [ MLS Soccer, accessed 1st February 2007 from http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t100&player=soumare_b&playerId=sou422039&statType=current ] .MLS
In 2007 his rookie season he played 1,072 minutes for the Chicago Fire.
International
Soumare has expressed his desire to represent the United States at the international level once he becomes an American citizen. He expects to receive his citizenship sometime in 2009. [ http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2008/09/soumare-hoping.html ]
See also
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List of current MLS players References
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