Baba Souare

Baba Souare

Personal information
Full name	Baba Oulen Souare
Date of birth	(1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Genève, Switzerland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Châteaubriant
Youth career
2015–2017	Servette
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Servette	11	(0)
2017–2019	Servette U21	4	(1)
2019–2022	Grasshopper	10	(0)
2019–2022	Grasshopper U21	30	(2)
2020–2021	→ Kriens (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2024	Servette	2	(0)
2022–2024	Servette U21	15	(3)
2024	Næstved	3	(0)
2024–	Châteaubriant	1	(0)
International career
2016	Switzerland U17	2	(0)
2016-2017	Switzerland U18	3	(0)
2018	Switzerland U19	2	(0)
2019	Switzerland U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Baba Oulen Souare (born 7 March 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for French Championnat National 2 club Châteaubriant.[1]

Club career

Early years

Born in Genève, Switzerland, Souare started his career in the youth sector at Servette.[2]

Servette

Souare began his senior career in Switzerland with Servette.[3]

Grasshoppers

He transferred to Grasshopper Club Zurich on 29 March 2019.[4]

Loan to Kriens

Souare was loaned to Kriens for one year by Grasshoppers on 24 August 2020.[5][6]

Return to Servette

Souare signed a three-year contract with Servette on 20 July 2022.[7][8] Souare left Servette by mutual consent on 30 January 2024.[9]

Næstved

On 31 January 2024, Souare joined Danish 1st Division club Næstved Boldklub.[10] He left Næstved at the end of the season, which ended with relegation to the 2024-25 Danish 2nd Division.[11]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Souare is of Senegalese descent.[12] He has been capped at youth level for Switzerland.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2022[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Servette	2017–18	Swiss Challenge League	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2018–19	Swiss Challenge League	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Grasshopper	2018–19	Swiss Challenge League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	10	0	2	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2021–22	Swiss Super League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Kriens (loan)	2020–21	Swiss Challenge League	11	0	1	0	—		—		12	0
Servette	2022–23	Swiss Super League	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			33	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	38	0

References

1. "Baba Souare". Swiss Football League.
2. "Avec Baba Souare, Servette innove pour préparer l'avenir". tdg.ch. 4 April 2018.
3. "Baba Souare: "Je dois beaucoup au Servette FC et je veux y jouer"". www.tdg.ch. 13 April 2018.
4. "Innenverteidiger Baba Souare hat seinen Verein Servette Genf zum Ende der Transferfrist verlassen und schließt sich ab sofort den Grashoppers aus Zürich an. Er unterschrieb hierzu am Zürichsee einen Vertrag bis 2023 und sieht nun seinen Einsätzen beim Schweizer Rekordmeister optimistisch entgegen. Wir gratulieren Baba zu diesem nächsten hofnungsvollen Karriere-Schritt und wünschen ihm viel Glück am Letzigrund". signature-iscm.com (in German). 9 April 2019.
5. "Liridon Mulaj und Baba Souare wechseln zum SC Kriens". Luzerner Zeitung. 28 August 2020.
6. "SC Kriens verpflichtet Liridon Mulaj und Baba Souare". pilatustoday.ch. 29 August 2020.
7. "BABA SOUARE DE RETOUR AU SERVETTE FC". Servette.
8. "Transfer fix: Baba Souare wechselt von GC zu Servette". 4-4-2.com. 20 July 2022.
9. "RÉSILIATION DU CONTRAT DE BABA SOUARE" [TERMINATION OF BABA SOUARE'S CONTRACT] (in French). Servette. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
10. NY SIGNING BABA SOUARE, naestvedboldklub.dk, 31 January 2024
11. Næstved henter Kisum – ophæver med Souare, bold.dk, 18 June 2024
12. "Baba Souare". weltfussball.de.
13. "Baba Souare". soccerway.com.
14. "Italy U20 - Switzerland U20". sofascore.com. 18 November 2019.
15. "Baba Souare". footballdatabase.com.

External links

• Baba Souare at Soccerway
• Baba Souare at SFL
• Baba Souare at Servette FC