PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Back
Sol Bamba.
Not recorded · Cote d'Ivoire
TM 28984 · Retired 31 Aug 2024Age today41
Recorded moves16
Peak recorded value€2.50m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Souleymane Bamba
- Born
- 13 Jan 1985
- Nationality
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 190
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Middlesbrough FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Cardiff CityLast recorded move · 10 Aug 2021
- Leeds UnitedLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2016
- Palermo FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
- TrabzonsporLast recorded move · 26 Aug 2014
- Leicester CityLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2012
- Hibernian FCLast recorded move · 02 Jan 2011
- Dunfermline Athletic FCLast recorded move · 01 Sep 2008
- Paris Saint-Germain BLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2006
- Paris Saint-Germain U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
- FC Paris Saint-Germain U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2002
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2023 | 38 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 13 May 2022 | 37 | Middlesbrough FC | €250k |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 36 | Middlesbrough FC | €250k |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 36 | Cardiff City | €250k |
| 10 Mar 2021 | 36 | Cardiff City | €300k |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 35 | Cardiff City | €300k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 35 | Cardiff City | €400k |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 35 | Cardiff City | €500k |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 34 | Cardiff City | €1.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 33 | Cardiff City | €1.00m |
| 13 Aug 2018 | 33 | Cardiff City | €1.00m |
| 27 Feb 2018 | 33 | Cardiff City | €1.00m |
| 18 Sep 2017 | 32 | Cardiff City | €1.25m |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 32 | Cardiff City | €1.25m |
| 01 Sep 2016 | 31 | Not recorded | €1.25m |
| 20 Apr 2016 | 31 | Leeds United | €1.50m |
| 24 Sep 2015 | 30 | Leeds United | €1.40m |
| 07 Jan 2015 | 29 | Palermo FC | €1.40m |
| 23 Jul 2014 | 29 | Trabzonspor | €2.20m |
| 27 Jan 2014 | 29 | Trabzonspor | €2.50m |
| 13 Jun 2013 | 28 | Trabzonspor | €2.00m |
| 06 Jan 2013 | 27 | Trabzonspor | €2.50m |
| 22 Jun 2012 | 27 | Leicester City | €1.00m |
| 07 Feb 2012 | 27 | Leicester City | €2.50m |
| 17 Jan 2011 | 26 | Leicester City | €2.25m |
| 26 Oct 2010 | 25 | Hibernian FC | €2.50m |
| 01 Mar 2010 | 25 | Hibernian FC | €2.50m |
| 25 Oct 2009 | 24 | Hibernian FC | €1.75m |
| 16 Feb 2009 | 24 | Hibernian FC | €400k |
| 27 Jan 2005 | 20 | Paris Saint-Germain B | €200k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2023 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Middlesbrough FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough FC | Transfer | Free |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Not recorded | Cardiff City | Transfer | — |
| 31 Aug 2016 | Leeds United | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2015 | Palermo FC | Leeds United | Transfer | — ? |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Leeds United | Palermo FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 23 Jan 2015 | Palermo FC | Leeds United | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 26 Aug 2014 | Trabzonspor | Palermo FC | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2012 | Leicester City | Trabzonspor | Transfer | €900k |
| 02 Jan 2011 | Hibernian FC | Leicester City | Transfer | €290k |
| 01 Sep 2008 | Dunfermline Athletic FC | Hibernian FC | Transfer | €90k |
| 01 Jul 2006 | Not recorded | Dunfermline Athletic FC | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jan 2006 | Paris Saint-Germain B | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2004 | Paris Saint-Germain U19 | Paris Saint-Germain B | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2002 | FC Paris Saint-Germain U17 | Paris Saint-Germain U19 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.