Midfielder | #32
Brem Soumaoro | #32
Position: M
Height: 6’2
Weight: 185
DOB: 8/8/96
Hometown: Enschede, Netherlands
Acquired: 9/3/24
Previous club: York United (Canadian Premier League)
Started eight of the last nine matches in 2024, logging 618 minutes. Played the full 90 three times, including in his Indy Eleven debut at Hartford on September 7. Led returning players with 84.1 passing accuracy overall, 88.9% in own half, and 79.6% in opponents’ half. Recorded a season-best six tackles at North Carolina.
On the current Indy Eleven roster, Amoh is the third player from Africa, joining Elvis Amoh (Ghana) and Edward Kizza (Uganda).
Soumaoro joined the Boys in Blue with more than a decade of professional experience in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Canada.
The 6’2 Soumaoro spent 2023 and part of 2024 at York United FC in the Canadian Premier League, serving as a captain. The 28-year-old defender played 39 total matches for York as a center back and a defensive midfielder, recording two goals and two assists. He helped the Nine Stripes reach the quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship in 2023. In 2024, Soumaoro played in 11 matches, notching one assist.
Prior to York, Soumaoro played for Cypriot second division side PAEEK.
He began his career in the Netherlands with Jong FC Twente and the Go Ahead Eagles, with the defender then signing with Serie B side Livorno. A short return to Jong FC Twente followed before a switch to Den Bosch, after which his Dutch movement continued with MVV Maastricht.
Soumaoro has played in 10 matches for the Liberian national team, including two World Cup qualifiers in 2021.
