Kévin_Soni
Kévin Soni
Cameroonian footballer
Kévin Olivier Soni (born 17 April 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League team Hapoel Jerusalem, on loan from Liga I club Rapid București.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Olivier Soni[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hapoel Jerusalem (on loan from Rapid București) | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Bordeaux B | 34 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Bordeaux | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Pau (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Pau B (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Peralada | 46 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Girona | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Espanyol B (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Espanyol (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Villarreal B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Celta B (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | Asteras Tripolis | 31 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → Hatayspor (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rapid București | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Hapoel Jerusalem (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Cameroon U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cameroon U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022 | |||
Soni was born in Douala, but moved to France at early age. A FC Girondins de Bordeaux youth graduate, he made his first team debut at 21 January 2015 by replacing Nicolas Maurice-Belay in a 1–2 Coupe de France defeat against Paris Saint-Germain FC.[3] On 8 September 2016, he was loaned to Pau FC for one year.[4]
On 21 July 2017, Soni signed for Girona FC, being immediately assigned to the farm team in Segunda División B.[5] The following 22 January, he extended his contract until 2022.[6]
On 8 April 2018, Soni made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Portu in a 0–5 loss against Real Sociedad. On 31 August of the following year, after Girona's relegation, he was loaned to RCD Espanyol's reserves in the third division, for one year.[7]
On 27 August 2020, Soni agreed to a one-year loan deal with another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in division three.[8] The following 2 February, he moved to fellow league team Celta de Vigo B, while still owned by Girona.[9]
On 16 June 2021, Soni signed a three-year deal with the Greek Superleague club Asteras Tripolis FC.[10] On 27 November 2021, Soni scored a brace and gave two assists, helping his club prevail over Atromitos FC 6–2 for Super League, making one of his best appearances with Milan Rastavac on its bench. He was voted man of the match for his performance.[11]
Soni debuted with the Cameroon national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Algeria on 25 March 2022.[12]
Club
- As of match played 27 January 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux B | 2014–15 | Championnat de France Amateur | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 5 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pau (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Pau B (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Peralada | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 27 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 6 | — | — | 46 | 6 | ||||
| Girona | 2017–18 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Espanyol B (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Villarreal B (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Celta B (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 14 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |||
| Hatayspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rapid București | 2023–24 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Hapoel Jerusalem (loan) | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 185 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 28 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International stats
- As of match played 25 March 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Individual
- "Les Lions Juniors en route pour la Zambie". Camfoot.com (in French). 21 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- "Cameroon - K. Soni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- "PSG vs. Bordeaux - 21 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- "Kevin Soni prêté au Pau FC!" [Kevin Soni loaned to Pau FC!] (in French). Pau FC. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Kevin Soni nou fitxatge" [Kevin Soni new signing] (in Catalan). CF Peralada. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "El Girona ha renovado a Kevin Soni hasta el 2022" [Girona renewed Kevin Soni until 2022] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- "Kevin Soni, incorporación para el filial" [Kevin Soni, addition to the reserves] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Kevin Soni refuerza el ataque del Villarreal B" [Kevin Soni bolsters the attack of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- "El Celta B incorpora al atacante Kevin Soni, del Girona" [Celta B sign the forward Kevin Soni, from Girona] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Ο Kevin Soni ποδοσφαιριστής του ΑΣΤΕΡΑ (photos)". Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ο Kevin Soni ποδοσφαιριστής του ΑΣΤΕΡΑ (photos). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- "Αστέρας - Ατρόμητος 6-2: Οι Αρκάδες πέτυχαν τη μεγαλύτερη νίκη της ιστορίας τους" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 27 November 2021.
- Kévin Soni at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- Kévin Soni at BDFutbol
- Kévin Soni at Soccerway