Kévin Soni

Kévin Olivier Soni (born 17 April 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga I team Rapid București and the Cameroon national team.[2]

Kévin Soni
Personal information
Full name Kévin Olivier Soni[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward / winger
Team information
Current team
 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 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Cameroon U20 3 (0)
2019 Cameroon U23 3 (0)
2022– Cameroon 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023

Club career

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 prevailed 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]

International career

Soni debuted with the Cameroon national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Algeria on 25 March 2022.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 February 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bordeaux B 2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 102——102
2015–16 233——233
2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2 10——10
Total 345——345
Bordeaux 2014–15 Ligue 1 0010—10
2015–16 20101[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 20201050
Pau (loan) 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 15220—172
Pau B (loan) 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2 21——21
Peralada 2017–18 Segunda División B 273——273
2018–19 193——193
Total 466——466
Girona 2017–18 La Liga 2000—20
2018–19 5010—60
Total 7010—80
Espanyol B (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 183——183
Espanyol (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 10000 010
Villarreal B (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 70——70
Celta B (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 145——145
Asteras Tripolis 2021–22 Super League Greece 29610—306
2022–23 20——20
Total 31610—326
Hatayspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 3000—30
Adana Demirspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 00——00
Rapid București 2023–24 Liga I 0000—00
Career total 18028601018728
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International stats
As of match played 25 March 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon
202210
Total10

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Les Lions Juniors en route pour la Zambie". Camfoot.com (in French). 21 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "Cameroon - K. Soni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  3. "PSG vs. Bordeaux - 21 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
  4. "Kevin Soni prêté au Pau FC!" [Kevin Soni loaned to Pau FC!] (in French). Pau FC. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. "Kevin Soni nou fitxatge" [Kevin Soni new signing] (in Catalan). CF Peralada. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. "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.
  7. "Kevin Soni, incorporación para el filial" [Kevin Soni, addition to the reserves] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "Ο Kevin Soni ποδοσφαιριστής του ΑΣΤΕΡΑ (photos)". Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Ο Kevin Soni ποδοσφαιριστής του ΑΣΤΕΡΑ (photos). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  11. "Αστέρας - Ατρόμητος 6-2: Οι Αρκάδες πέτυχαν τη μεγαλύτερη νίκη της ιστορίας τους" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 27 November 2021.
  12. [origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/caf/match-center/400228711 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™"]. How things stand in FIFA World Cup qualifying. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-03-26. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  13. Kévin Soni at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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