Baba Souare
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baba Oulen Souare | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Genève, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Servette | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Servette U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Grasshopper | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Grasshopper U21 | 30 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Kriens (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Servette | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Servette U21 | 15 | (3) |
| 2024 | Næstved | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016-2017 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 | |||
Baba Oulen Souare (born 7 March 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Born in Genève, Switzerland, Souare started his career in the youth sector at Servette.[2]
Servette
[edit]Souare began his senior career in Switzerland with Servette.[3]
Grasshoppers
[edit]He transferred to Grasshopper Club Zurich on 29 March 2019.[4]
Loan to Kriens
[edit]Souare was loaned to Kriens for one year by Grasshoppers on 24 August 2020.[5][6]
Return to Servette
[edit]Souare signed a three-year contract with Servette on 20 July 2022.[7][8] Souare left Servette by mutual consent on 30 January 2024.[9]
Næstved
[edit]On 31 January 2024, Souare joined Danish 1st Division club Næstved Boldklub.[10] He left Næstved at the end of the season, which ended with relegation to the 2024-25 Danish 2nd Division.[11]
International career
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Souare is of Senegalese descent.[12] He has been capped at youth level for Switzerland.[13][14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2022[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Servette | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Grasshopper | 2018–19 | Swiss Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Swiss Challenge League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Kriens (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Servette | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Baba Souare". sfl.ch.
- ^ "Avec Baba Souare, Servette innove pour préparer l'avenir". tdg.ch. 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Baba Souare: "Je dois beaucoup au Servette FC et je veux y jouer"". www.tdg.ch. 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Innenverteidiger Baba Souare hat seinen Verein Servette Genf zum Ende der Transferfrist verlassen und schließt sich ab sofort den Grashoppers aus Zürich an. Er unterschrieb hierzu am Zürichsee einen Vertrag bis 2023 und sieht nun seinen Einsätzen beim Schweizer Rekordmeister optimistisch entgegen. Wir gratulieren Baba zu diesem nächsten hofnungsvollen Karriere-Schritt und wünschen ihm viel Glück am Letzigrund". signature-iscm.com (in German). 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Liridon Mulaj und Baba Souare wechseln zum SC Kriens". luzernerzeitung.ch. 28 August 2020.
- ^ "SC Kriens verpflichtet Liridon Mulaj und Baba Souare". pilatustoday.ch. 29 August 2020.
- ^ "BABA SOUARE DE RETOUR AU SERVETTE FC". Servette.
- ^ "Transfer fix: Baba Souare wechselt von GC zu Servette". 4-4-2.com. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "RÉSILIATION DU CONTRAT DE BABA SOUARE" [TERMINATION OF BABA SOUARE'S CONTRACT] (in French). Servette. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ NY SIGNING BABA SOUARE, naestvedboldklub.dk, 31 January 2024
- ^ Næstved henter Kisum – ophæver med Souare, bold.dk, 18 June 2024
- ^ "Baba Souare". weltfussball.de.
- ^ "Baba Souare". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Italy U20 - Switzerland U20". sofascore.com. 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Baba Souare". footballdatabase.com.
External links
[edit]- Baba Souare at Soccerway
- Baba Souare at SFL
- Baba Souare at Servette FC
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Swiss people of Senegalese descent
- Footballers from Geneva
- Men's association football defenders
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- 2. Liga Interregional players
- Servette FC players
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- SC Kriens players
- Næstved Boldklub players
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen