Souleymane Anne (born 5 December 1997) is a footballer who plays as a forward for the Belgian club Deinze. Born in France, he plays for the Mauritania national team.

Souleymane Anne
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Orléans, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deinze
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 SMOC 28 (36)
2016–2017 Saran 33 (27)
2017–2018 Angoulême 18 (7)
2018–2019 Aurillac Arpajon 24 (19)
2019–2020 Guingamp B 20 (7)
2020–2021 Tondela 17 (1)
2021–2023 Virton 45 (18)
2023– Deinze 20 (5)
International career
2019– Mauritania 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2020

Club career edit

Anne began his early footballing career in the lower tiers of France, and was a prolific goalscorer at SMOC, Saran, Angoulême, and finally Aurillac Arpajon.[2]

On 25 July 2023, Anne signed a two-year contract with Deinze.[3]

International career edit

Born in France, Anne is of Mauritanian descent.[4] Anne made his professional debut for the Mauritania national football team in a friendly 3-1 loss to Ghana on 26 March 2019.[5]

He played for the national team at the African Cup of Nations 2019, the first international tournament of the team [6]

References edit

  1. ^ France, Centre (2 August 2018). "Football - Aurillac-Arpajon se prépare et recrute un nouvel attaquant". www.sports-auvergne.fr.
  2. ^ "Foot: un nouvel attaquant à l'ACFC". CharenteLibre.fr. 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ "KMSK Deinze verwelkomt Souleymane Anne" [KMSK Deinze welcomes Souleymane Anne] (in Dutch). Deinze. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Exclu!!! Mourabitoune : Souleymane Anne convoqué". www.cridem.org.
  5. ^ FootyGhana (26 March 2019). "Friendly: Improved second half gives Ghana 3-1 win over Mauritania".
  6. ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 | CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22.

External links edit