Buba Sangaré

Buba Sangaré

Personal information
Full name	Aboubacar Sangaré Traoré
Date of birth	(2007-08-06) 6 August 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Elche, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Roma
Number	66
Youth career
	Ilicitano Sporting
2018–2019	Levante
2019–2020	Patacona
2020–2021	Levante
2021–2022	Patacona
2022–2024	Levante
2024–	Roma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Levante	2	(0)
2024–	Roma	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Spain U15	8	(0)
2022–2023	Spain U16	7	(0)
2023–2024	Spain U17	13	(0)
2024–	Spain U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:47, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Aboubacar "Buba" Sangaré Traoré (born 6 August 2007) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Roma.

Club career

Born in Elche to Malian parents,^[1][2] Sangaré joined Levante's youth setup in September 2018, from Ilicitano Sporting CF.^[3] After progressing through the youth setup and alternating between the squads of Levante and affiliated club Patacona, he started to train with the first team under manager Javier Calleja in November 2023.^[4]

On 6 December 2023, before even having appeared for the reserves, Sangaré made his professional debut by starting in a 1–0 home loss to Amorebieta, for the season's Copa del Rey; aged 16 years and four months, he became the youngest player to play his first match for the club.^[5][6] He went on to make two more appearances for Levante's first team in the league.^[2][7]

On 1 July 2024, Sangaré joined Italian side Roma for an undisclosed fee,^[7][8] reported to be in the region of €1.5–2 million.^[2][7]

International career

Sangaré represented Spain at under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels.

References

1. "Buba Sangare, 16 años y 4 meses, el jugador más joven de la historia del Levante" [Buba Sangare, 16 years and 4 months, the youngest player of Levante's history]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
2. D'Amato, Claudio (1 July 2024). "Chi è Buba Sangaré, il terzino destro 16enne acquistato dalla Roma". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
3. "La historia de cómo Buba Sangare llegó a ser futbolista del Levante UD" [The story of how Buba Sangare became a footballer of Levante UD] (in Spanish). Mundo Levante UD. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
4. "Fabrício regresa acompañado de seis canteranos" [Fabrício returns with six youth players] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
5. "Eraso agua el debut de Buba" [Eraso bitters the debut of Buba] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
6. "Buba Sangare, el debutante más joven de la historia del Levante" [Buba Sangare, the youngest debutant of the history of Levante] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
7. "El Levante traspasa al canterano Buba al Roma italiano". Mundo Deportivo (in European Spanish). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
8. "Buba Sangaré è un nuovo calciatore giallorosso". www.asroma.com (in Italian). AS Roma. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

External links

• Buba Sangaré at BDFutbol
• Buba Sangaré at Soccerway