Oumar Solet

{{Short description|French footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Oumar Solet | image = FC RB Salzburg gegen WSG Tirol ( mit Meistertellerübergabe 22. Mai 2021) 05.jpg | caption = Solet with [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] in 2021 | full_name = Oumar Mickaël Solet Bomawoko<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/162bac96fe57b40a/original/egc51cs3cqt1kbkns7wo-pdf.pdf|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |format=PDF|date=9 January 2017 |access-date=2 March 2018}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Melun]], France | height = 1.92 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/squad/oumar-solet |title=Oumar Solet |publisher=FC Red Bull Salzburg |access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref> | position = [[Centre-back]] | currentclub = [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] | clubnumber = 28 | youthyears1 = 2006–2009 | youthclubs1 = FC Dammarie-les-Lys | youthyears2 = 2009–2012 | youthclubs2 = [[US Créteil-Lusitanos|Créteil]] | youthyears3 = 2012–2015 | youthclubs3 = US Villejuif | youthyears4 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs4 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] | years1 = 2016–2017 | clubs1 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval B]] | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = [[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → [[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon B]] (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2018–2020 | clubs4 = [[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy|Lyon B]] | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018–2020 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020–2024 | clubs6 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] | caps6 = 78 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] | caps7 = 54 | goals7 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 | nationalteam3 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] | nationalcaps3 = 12 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2019 | nationalteam4 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]] | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 25 May 2026 }} '''Oumar Mickaël Solet Bomawoko''' (born 7 February 2000) is a French professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for [[Serie A]] club [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]].<ref name=":1" />

==Club career== ===Laval=== Solet developed through the [[Stade Lavallois|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.<ref name="soccerway2">{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/04/france/national/us-concarneau/stade-lavallois-mayenne-football-club/2518670/|title=Concarneau vs. Laval - 4 August 2017 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref>

===Lyon=== On 22 January 2018, Solet joined [[Olympique Lyonnais|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.olweb.fr/fr/article/communique-oumar-solet-prete-jusqu-a-la-fin-de-saison-a-l-ol-33625.html|title=Communiqué : Oumar Solet prêté jusqu'à la fin de saison à l'OL {{!}} OLWeb.fr|website=www.olweb.fr|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-01-22}}</ref>

=== RB Salzburg === On 17 July 2020, Solet joined [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] for €4.5 million, up to €4 million in bonuses, and 15% of any future sale.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Transfert d'Oumar Solet au RB Salzbourg|url=https://www.ol.fr/fr-fr/contenus/articles/2020/07/17/transfert-doumar-solet-au-rb-salzbourg|access-date=2020-07-18|website=www.OL.fr|language=fr-FR}}</ref> On September 14, 2024, his contract with the club was terminated by mutual agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-14 |title=Contract with Oumar Solet terminated |url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/recent/news/oumar-solet-vertragsaufloesung |access-date=2024-09-14 |publisher=FC Red Bull Salzburg |language=en}}</ref>

=== Udinese === On 1 October 2024, Solet signed a pre-contract with Italian club [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] that stated he would join the club on 1 January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Solet to join Udinese in January |url=https://www.udinese.it/news/squad/solet-to-join-udinese-in-january |publisher=Udinese Calcio |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=1 October 2024 }}</ref> On 4 January, Solet made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw away to [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Solet celebrating Udinese and Serie A debut |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/solet-celebrating-udinese-and-serie-a-debut-40517582 |website=Football Italia |publisher=OneFootball |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=4 January 2025 }}</ref>

== International career == Solet was born in France and is of Ivorian and Central African descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2019/09/17/les-africains-de-la-ligue-des-champions-uefa-2019-2020/|title=Les Africains de la Ligue des champions UEFA 2019 - 2020|date=September 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Faurie |first=Dominique |date=2017-10-04 |title=Oumar Solet, cas 2000 |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/mayenne/oumar-solet-cas-2000-5297226 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}</ref> Solet was part of the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads#France|France U-17 FIFA World Cup squad]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=France Under 17 v Spain Under 17 Match Report, 17/10/2017, U17 World Cup {{!}} Goal.com|url=http://www.goal.com/en-tza/match/france-u17-v-spain-u17/12mx8lb1nclgqk8a58ya0pca2|access-date=2017-11-09|website=www.goal.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 2 May 2026}}<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|accessdate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals |- |[[Stade Lavallois|Laval]] |[[2017–18 Championnat National|2017–18]] |[[Championnat National|National]] |12||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy#Reserve squad (Olympique Lyonnais II)|Lyon II]] |[[2017–18 Championnat National 2|2017–18]] |[[Championnat National 2|National 2]] |11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |[[2018–19 Championnat National 2#Group A|2018–19]] |National 2 |18||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- |[[2019–20 Championnat National 2#Group D|2019–20]] |National 2 |9||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !38||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] |[[2018–19 Olympique Lyonnais season|2018–19]] |[[Ligue 1]] |1||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |[[2019–20 Olympique Lyonnais season|2019–20]] |Ligue 1 |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|[[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]] |[[2020–21 FC Red Bull Salzburg season|2020–21]] |[[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga]] |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |[[2021–22 FC Red Bull Salzburg season|2021–22]] |Austrian Bundesliga |22||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- |[[2022–23 FC Red Bull Salzburg season|2022–23]] |Austrian Bundesliga |25||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||33||1 |- |[[2023–24 FC Red Bull Salzburg season|2023–24]] |Austrian Bundesliga |21||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||27||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !78||3||9||1||colspan="2"|—||18||0||colspan="2"|—||105||4 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] |[[2024–25 Udinese Calcio season|2024–25]] |[[Serie A]] |19||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||1 |- |[[2025–26 Udinese Calcio season|2025–26]] |Serie A |32||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!4!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!54!!4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !181!!8!!15!!1!!2!!0!!18!!0!!0!!0!!221!!9 |} {{notelist}}

==Honours== '''Red Bull Salzburg''' *[[Austrian Bundesliga]]: [[2020–21 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Austrian Football Bundesliga|2022–23]] *[[Austrian Cup]]: [[2020–21 Austrian Cup|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Austrian Cup|2021–22]]

'''Individual''' *[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] Team of the Tournament: [[2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0dee7760e7c2-87b8e8ee3fc9-1000--2019-u19-euro-team-of-the-tournament/|title=2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament|date=30 July 2019|website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

==Personal life== His younger brother [[Isaac Solet]] is also a footballer playing for [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] and the [[Central African Republic national football team|Central African Republic national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a1097522191452590919-isaac-solet-veut-marcher-sur-les-traces-de-son-grand-frere-oumar|title=Isaac Solet veut marcher sur les traces de son grand frère Oumar|first=Jordan|last=Pardon|date=April 19, 2024|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{FFF player}}

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