Abdoulaye Soulama

Abdoulaye Soulama
Personal information
Full name	Abdoulaye Soulama Traore
Date of birth	29 November 1979
Place of birth	Ouagadougou, Upper Volta
Date of death	27 October 2017 (aged 37)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1997	ASFA Yennega
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2000	ASFA Yennega
2000–2002	Denizlispor
2002–2003	CA Batna
2003–2006	ASF Bobo-Dioulasso
2006–2007	ASFA Yennega
2007–2014	Asante Kotoko
2014–2016	Hearts of Oak SC
International career‡
1997–2015	Burkina Faso
Medal record
Representing Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2012

Abdoulaye Soulama (29 November 1979 – 27 October 2017) was a Burkinabé international footballer.

Career

In the 2001-2002 football season, Soulama played for Turkish team Denizlispor. He played successful matches at the club which made it to the UEFA Cup that season. Unfortunately, some Turkish players, including team captain Tolunay Kafkas, wanted coach Sakip Ozberk to give the starting spot to Turkish substitute Suleyman Kucuk. At a cup match against Fenerbahçe SK, Tolunay punched Soulama in the face and got a red card. However, despite being reduced to 10 men, Denizlispor managed to pull a surprise and defeat their opponent 2–1. At the end of the season Soulama left the club.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2007, Soulama joined Ghanaian team Asante Kotoko.^[3]

In December 2014, Soulama joined Ghanaian team 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 16 May exhibition match against Benin national football team and next month's 2014 FIFA World Cup double-header qualifiers against Congo and Gabon.^[4]

Honours

On 5 July 2008 Soulama was nominated as Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 in Ghana.^[5]

Death

Soulama died of cancer on 27 October 2017.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Burkina Faso - Record International Players".
^ Abdoulaye Soulama at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Burkinabe National Goalie joins Kotoko". Asante Kotoko FC. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010.
^ "Ex-Kotoko and Hearts goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye loses Sight - Kickgh.com". kickgh.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class
^ Etalons : Abdoulaye Soulama n'est plus (in French)
^ "African football mourns death of Burkina Faso goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye". BBC Sport. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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[1] "Burkina Faso - Record International Players".

[2] Abdoulaye Soulama at National-Football-Teams.com

[3] "Burkinabe National Goalie joins Kotoko". Asante Kotoko FC. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010.

[4] "Ex-Kotoko and Hearts goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye loses Sight - Kickgh.com". kickgh.com. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[5] Top of the Onetouch Premier League Class

[6] Etalons : Abdoulaye Soulama n'est plus (in French)

[7] "African football mourns death of Burkina Faso goalkeeper Soulama Abdoulaye". BBC Sport. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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