Aboubacar Langone Soumahoro (born 5 July 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Martina. Born in the Ivory Coast, Langone emigrated to Italy and was adopted, becoming an Italian citizen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aboubacar Langone Soumahoro | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Daloa, Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Martina | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Picerno | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Picerno | 28 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Fidelis Andria (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Team Altamura | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Francavilla | 26 | (2) |
| 2022 | Afragolese 1944 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Martina | 39 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:53, 24 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early years edit
Aboubacar was born in Daloa, Ivory Coast, but fled his country during the Second Ivorian Civil War.[2] Aboubacar had already lost his father, and lived under harsh circumstances together with his mother, his sisters and brothers.[2] He moved to various African countries, including Mali, where he worked in a shop for three years.[2] He worked in several countries to raise money so he could move to Europe.[2]
Via Libya, he crossed the desert by himself at age 14 with other people on a makeshift vehicle.[2] He then stopped for a year and a half to work on a construction site.[2] By boat, he arrived in Italy in 2016 and stayed in several reception centers, before ending up in Paterno, Basilicata.[2]
Living in Paterno, Aboubacar began training with Picerno.[2] He was later signed, and made his debut with the under-17.[2] FIFA, however, didn't approve of the transfer for bureaucratic reasons.[2] He remained in Picerno and a family decided to adopt him.[2] Aboubacar became an Italian citizen on 2 March 2018, and changed his last name to Langone, the surname of his adoptive father Francesco.[2] He was then registered once again for Picerno, this time with green light from FIFA.[3]
Club career edit
Picerno edit
After a few years at the youth teams, Aboubacar went on a trial at Serie B club Perugia in March 2018.[4] However, he ended up returning to Picerno.[3] Aboubacar got his official debut for Picerno in the Serie D on 4 August 2018, against Team Altamura.[citation needed] Aboubacar made four appearances that season.[5]
In the 2018–19 season, Aboubacar made 23 league appearances and scored three goals, helping Picerno with promotion to the Serie C.[5]Aboubacar Langone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian) However, he found little space in the 2019–20 season, with only one appearance, and was loaned out to Serie D club Fidelis Andria in January 2020 for the rest of the season.[6][7]
Team Altamura edit
On 3 September 2020, Aboubacar joined Serie D club Team Altamura.[8] He made his debut on 27 September 2020, against Audace Cerignola.[citation needed]
Francavilla edit
On 17 August 2021, it was confirmed that Aboubacar had moved to fellow league club F.C. Francavilla.[9] He made his debut against Brindisi FC on 19 September 2021.
Afragolese edit
On 6 September 2022, Langone moved to Serie D club Afragolese 1944.[10]
Martina edit
On 16 December 2022, Langone moved to Serie D club Martina.
Honours edit
Picerno
References edit
- ^ Aboubacar Langone at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Aboubacar, dalla traversata in barcone al tesseramento con il Picerno. L'emozionante storia del giovane ivoriano". Sito Ufficiale AZ Picerno Srl (in Italian). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b Dopo l'adozione il 2000 Abou Soumahoro ritorna al calcio giocato, calciogiovanilebasilicata.it, 1 March 2018
- ^ Picerno: ripresa degli allenamenti. Da oggi Abou in prova al Perugia, tuttopotenza.com, 6 March 2018
- ^ a b [citation needed]
- ^ Serie D/H: Mercato, la Fidelis Andria ufficializza tre nuovi acquisti, blunote.it, 2 January 2020
- ^ Fidelis Andria arriva i rinforzi, presi due gioiellini dal Picerno e un talentino '01 dall'estero, restodelcalcio.com, 2 January 2020
- ^ UFFICIALE - Team Altamura letteralmente scatenata, ingaggiato l'ivoriano ex Picerno Aboubacar Langone, tuttoseried.com, 3 September 2020
- ^ FC FRANCAVILLA ARRIVA ABOUBACAR LANGONE, radiosenisecentrale.it, 18 August 2021
- ^ Afragolese, ufficiale: Langone è un nuovo calciatore rossoblù, campanianelpallone.it, 6 September 2022
External links edit
- Aboubacar Langone at Soccerway
- Aboubacar Langone at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Aboubacar Langone at WorldFootball.net