Amara Soumah

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Amara Soumah
Personal information
Full name Amara Soumah
Date of birth (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Conakry, Guinea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2007–2010 Colorado Rapids
2010–2012 ICC Cougars
2013–2014 Cal State Fullerton Titans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:25, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Amara Soumah (born 8 October 1990) is a Guinean footballer who last played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL.

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Early life

Soumah was born in Conakry, Guinea. He moved to the United States at age 13 and lived with relatives in Denver, Colorado. [1]

Youth and college

As a youth, Soumah was a member of the local Colorado Rush and Real Colorado club teams, [2] and the academy of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. [3] [4] He was with the Rapids Academy, part of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, from 2007 to 2010. Soumah played his freshman and sophomore years of college with the Cougars of Illinois Central College. He earned the team's "Forward of the Year" award his freshman year and its "Player of the Year" award his sophomore season. During the 2012–2013 season, he recorded 21 goals and 10 assists in 17 appearances. [5] Following the season, Soumah transferred to California State University, Fullerton and played two seasons for the Titans. In total, he tallied eight goals in 38 appearances for the team and helped the school win the Big West championship in November 2014. [1]

Professional

In April 2015, Soumah trialed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds and appeared in a scrimmage match against the Pitt Panthers on 7 April as his first match with the club. [1] In this match, he assisted on the Riverhounds' second goal of the 2–0 victory. [6] On 15 April 2015, it was announced that Soumah had officially signed with the club for the 2015 USL season. [1] His first appearance for the Riverhounds after signing with the club came in an exhibition match against the Saint Francis Red Flash which ended as a 3-0 victory for the Riverhounds. [7] Soumah made his league debut in the club's next match, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Lebogang Moloto before being subbed off himself for Anthony Virgara in the 84th minute in a 1–1 draw with Louisville City FC on 19 April. [8] On May 30, 2015, Soumah scored his first league goal for the Riverhounds in what a columnist called the "club’s greatest ever game" as the team scored three goals in stoppage time for a 6–5 victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hounds Add Soumah to Roster". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon. "Oakland University picks up JuCo transfer". ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rapids Academy Alumni". Colorado Rapids. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Titans profile". CSUF Athletics. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "NJCAA Stats". stats.njcaa.org. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hounds See Off Panthers in Steel City Scrimmage". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hounds Overwhelm Saint Francis in Scrimmage". Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pittsburgh vs. Louisville". USL. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hounds Beat Harrisburg In Club's Greatest Ever Game". Riverhounds. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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