Playing position Role Football player Number - Height 1.92 m | 1994–1997 ASFA Yennega Weight 83 kg Name Abdoulaye Soulama | |
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Full name Abdoulaye Soulama Traore Date of birth (1979-11-29) November 29, 1979 (age 36) Current teams Burkina Faso national football team (Goalkeeper), Asante Kotoko SC (#16 / Goalkeeper) Similar Daouda Diakité, Tolunay Kafkas, Sakıp Özberk | ||
Page noire : Décès de l’étalon Abdoulaye Soulama
Abdoulaye Soulama (born 29 November 1979) is a Burkinabé football player who currently plays for Hearts of Oak SC.
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- Page noire Dcs de ltalon Abdoulaye Soulama
- African football mourns death of burkina faso goalkeeper soulama abdoulaye
- Career
- International career
- Honours
- References
African football mourns death of burkina faso goalkeeper soulama abdoulaye
Career
In the 2001-2002 football season, Soulama played for Turkish side Denizlispor. He played successful matches at the club which made it to the UEFA Cup that season. Unfortunately he had some rows with other players. Some Turkish players, including team captain Tolunay Kafkas, wanted coach Sakip Ozberk to give the uniform to Turkish substitute Suleyman Kucuk. At cup match again Fenerbahçe SK, Tolunay punched Soulama in the face and got red card. After reducing 10 man, Denizlispor managed beat their opponent 2–1. At the end of the season Soulama left the club.
In August 2007, Soulama joined Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko.
In December 2014, Soulama joined Ghanaian side Hearts of Oak SC.
International career
Soulama was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. After about five years absence from the national side he was recalled in 2012 for a May 16 exhibition match against Benin national football team and next month's 2014 FIFA World Cup double-header qualifiers against Congo and Gabon.
Honours
On 5 July 2008 was nominated as Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 in Ghana.