Oumar Solet

Oumar Mickael Solet Bowawoko (born 7 February 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Red Bull Salzburg.[2]

Oumar Solet

Personal information
Full name	Oumar Mickael Solet Bomawoko[1]
Date of birth	7 February 2000
Place of birth	Melun, France
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	22
Youth career
2006–2009	FC Dammarie-les-Lys
2009–2012	Créteil
2012–2015	US Villejuif
2015–2017	Stade Laval
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Laval B	7	(0)
2017–2018	Laval	12	(0)
2018	→ Lyon B (loan)	11	(0)
2018–2020	Lyon B	27	(1)
2018–2020	Lyon	2	(0)
2020–	Red Bull Salzburg	0	(0)
National team^‡
2016	France U17	1	(0)
2017–2018	France U18	7	(0)
2018–2019	France U19	12	(1)
2019	France U20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2019

Club career

Laval

Solet developed through the Stade Laval academy. He made his debut on 4 August 2017 in the Championnat National against US Concarneau. He played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away victory.[3]

Lyon

On 22 January 2018, Solet joined Olympique Lyonnais on loan from Stade Laval for €550,000, with an option to make the move permanent for an additional €550,000, up to €2 million in bonuses and 20% of the profits from his next sale.[4]

RB Salzburg

On 17 July 2020, Solet joined Red Bull Salzburg for €4.5 million, up to €4 million in bonuses, and 15% of any future sale.[2]

International career

Solet was born in France and is of Central African Republic descent.[5] Solet was part of the France U-17 FIFA World Cup squad in 2017.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 September 2019[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stade Laval	2017–18	Championnat National	12	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
Lyon	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		4	0
Career total			14	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	0

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. "Transfert d'Oumar Solet au RB Salzbourg". www.OL.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-18.
3. "Concarneau vs. Laval - 4 August 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
4. "Communiqué : Oumar Solet prêté jusqu'à la fin de saison à l'OL | OLWeb.fr". www.olweb.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-22.
5. "Les Africains de la Ligue des champions UEFA 2019 - 2020". September 17, 2019.
6. "France Under 17 v Spain Under 17 Match Report, 17/10/2017, U17 World Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
7. Oumar Solet at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

External links

• Oumar Solet at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.