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_05.jpg) Solet with Red Bull Salzburg in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oumar Mickaël Solet Bomawoko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Melun, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| 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 French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Udinese.[3]
Club career
[edit]Laval
[edit]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.[4]
Lyon
[edit]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.[5]
RB Salzburg
[edit]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.[3] On 14 September 2024, his contract with the club was terminated by mutual agreement.[6]
Udinese
[edit]On 1 October 2024, Solet signed a pre-contract with Italian club Udinese that stated he would join the club on 1 January 2025.[7] On 4 January, Solet made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw away to Hellas Verona.[8]
International career
[edit]Solet was born in France and is of Ivorian and Central African descent.[9][10] Solet was part of the France U-17 FIFA World Cup squad in 2017.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2026[12]
| 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[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 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
[edit]Red Bull Salzburg
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[13]
Personal life
[edit]His younger brother Isaac Solet is also a footballer playing for CSKA Sofia and the Central African Republic national team.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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
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- Oumar Solet at the French Football Federation (in French)
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Melun
- French sportspeople of Central African Republic descent
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Central African Republic men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Stade Lavallois players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- FC Red Bull Salzburg players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Ligue 3 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie A players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Central African Republic sportsmen
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