Soumahoro Bangaly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Soumahoro Bangaly | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Adzopé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2012 | AFAD Djékanou | ||
| 2012 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2015–2022 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 40 | (1) |
| 2022 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Ansar | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2022 | |||
Soumahoro Bangaly (born July 18, 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer plays as a center back.[2]
Professional career
[edit]After a brief passport issue was resolved, Bangaly signed with Romanian Liga II club Râmnicu Vâlcea as a free agent in early 2012.[3] He made his Liga II debut on April 25, 2012, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw against Argeș Pitești.[4] He made only one more appearance for Râmnicu Vâlcea before returning to his home country and joining ASEC Mimosas. He was selected as the league's player of the month in May 2015,[5] and was subsequently nominated for the Player of the Year award at the "Ivorian Football Oscars" a few months afterwards.[6]
Bangaly left Ivory Coast once again in September 2015, when he was signed by South African Premier Division club Mamelodi Sundowns to compensate for the loss of Alje Schut, who returned to play in the Netherlands.[7][8] He made his professional debut with the club on September 15, 2015, during a 2–1 loss to Golden Arrows. He was replaced at halftime by manager Pitso Mosimane after several mistakes, most notably failing to clear a ball which lead to the Golden Arrows' opening goal. It was also obvious he experienced communication issues, as he had hardly learned English.[9] He only received nine minutes of playing time the rest of the calendar year, although reports showed he'd "been settling in and showing improvement in his performances and work rate" by December.[10] By April 2016, he had fully integrated and was a regular member of the starting XI following several impressive performance in the CAF Champions League.[11]
International career
[edit]Bangaly is of Guinean descent through his mother, and received a callup to the Guinea national football team in May 2018.[12]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Mamelodi Sundowns
- League Cup: 2015
- MTN 8 Cup: Runners-up 2016
- CAF Champions League: 2016
- CAF Super Cup: 2017
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ Soumahoro Bangaly at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "CS Municipal îşi poate asigura rămânerea în Liga a II-a dacă îi învinge pe bucureşteni pe propriul teren" (in Romanian). Ziarul de Vâlcea. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Argeș Pitești 2 – 2 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Ligue 1 / Challenge du meilleur joueur : Soumahoro Bangaly, l'élu du mois de mai" (in French). Abidjan.net. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Ligue1: Bayo Vakoun, N'Guessan Serges, Soumahoro Bangaly, à qui l'Or 2015 ?" (in French). 19 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Makhaya, Ernest (5 September 2015). "Mamelodi Sundowns sign Castro and Bangaly". Goal. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Soumahoro Bangaly quitte le championnat ivoirien" (in French). Sportif225. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Madlala, Robin-Duke (14 September 2015). "Pitso Mosimane defends Bangaly Soumahoro selection". Kickoff. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Bangaly Itching For Sundowns Chance". Soccer Laduma. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ May, Edward (21 April 2016). "Mayinga: Bangaly justifies why Mosimane signed him for Mamelodi Sundowns". Goal. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Bangaly flattered by Guinea offer – IOL Sport".
