Soumaila Tassembedo
Burkinabé football player (born 1983)
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Soumaïla Tassembédo (born 27 November 1983 in Peni-Houet) is a Burkinabé football midfielder who is currently playing for Etoile Filante Ouagadougou.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Soumaïla Tassembédo | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Peni-Houet, Upper Volta | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Etoile Filante Ouagadougou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Etoile Filante Ouagadougou | 23 | (1) |
| 2004–2008 | FC Sheriff Tiraspol | 44 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Etoile Filante Ouagadougou | ||
| International career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Burkina Faso[1] | 22 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Tassembedo played for Etoile Filante Ouagadougou between 2004 joined than to Sheriff Tiraspol,[2] here played between June 2008 than left Moldova after three and a half year. In January 2009 was on trial at Alemannia Aachen,[3] but the transfer failed and he signed for Etoile Filante Ouagadougou.
International career
Tassembedo was part of the Burkinabé 2002 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of group B in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also featured at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4]
Personal life
Soumaila's younger brother Jean-Yves plays in Italy for Associazione Sportiva Virtus Malgrate Valmadrera.[5]
