Abdoulaye Soulama

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

Abdoulaye Soulama
Personal information
Full name Abdoulaye Soulama Traore
Date of birth (1979-11-29)29 November 1979
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Upper Volta
Date of death 27 October 2017(2017-10-27) (aged 37)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1994–1997 ASFA Yennega
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 ASFA Yennega -
2000–2002 Denizlispor[1] 25 (0)
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[2] 61 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2013 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2012

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.

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
  1. Abdoulaye Soulama at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/burk-recintlp.html
  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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