Oumar Solet
_05.jpg) Solet with Red Bull Salzburg in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oumar Mickaël Solet Bomawoko | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Melun, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | FC Dammarie-les-Lys | ||
| 2009–2012 | Créteil | ||
| 2012–2015 | US Villejuif | ||
| 2015–2017 | 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Red Bull Salzburg | 78 | (3) |
| 2025– | Udinese | 54 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Oumar Mickaël Solet Bomawoko (born 7 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Udinese. Born in France, he switched to play for the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career
Laval
Solet developed through the 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.
Lyon
On 22 January 2018, Solet joined Lyon on loan from 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.
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. On 14 September 2024, his contract with the club was terminated by mutual agreement.
Udinese
On 1 October 2024, Solet signed a pre-contract with Italian club Udinese that stated he would join the club on 1 January 2025. On 4 January, Solet made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw away to Hellas Verona.
International career
Solet was born in France and is of Ivorian and Central African descent. He was part of the France U-17 FIFA World Cup squad in 2017.
Soler was one of the players who were called up with the Ivory Coast national team by head coach Hervé Renard for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Gambia in November 2026.
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Laval | 2017–18 | National | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lyon II | 2017–18 | National 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | National 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | National 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||||
| Lyon | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 18 | 0 | — | 105 | 4 | ||||
| Udinese | 2024–25 | Serie A | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 54 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 181 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019
Personal life
His younger brother Isaac Solet is also a footballer playing for CSKA Sofia and the Central African Republic national team.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Oumar Solet". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Transfert d'Oumar Solet au RB Salzbourg". www.OL.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ↑ "Concarneau vs. Laval - 4 August 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "Communiqué : Oumar Solet prêté jusqu'à la fin de saison à l'OL | OLWeb.fr". www.olweb.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Contract with Oumar Solet terminated". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "Solet to join Udinese in January". Udinese Calcio. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "Solet celebrating Udinese and Serie A debut". Football Italia. OneFootball. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ "Les Africains de la Ligue des champions UEFA 2019 - 2020". 17 September 2019.
- ↑ Faurie, Dominique (4 October 2017). "Oumar Solet, cas 2000". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ "France Under 17 v Spain Under 17 Match Report, 17/10/2017, U17 World Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire : Oumar Solet, le gros coup de la liste d'Hervé Renard". 5 November 2026.
- ↑ Oumar Solet at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 30 July 2019.
- ↑ Pardon, Jordan (19 April 2024). "Isaac Solet veut marcher sur les traces de son grand frère Oumar". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
External links
- Oumar Solet at the French Football Federation (in French)
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