Amadou Soukouna (born 21 June 1992) is a professional French

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who plays as a

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or an

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for

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club

Bangkok United True Bangkok United Football Club ( th, สโมสรฟุตบอลทรู แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province. Formerly known as Bangkok University Foot ...

. He was a French youth international having played at under-19 level.

Career

Soukouna made his professional debut for

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on 13 November 2010 in a league match against

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in a 1–0 defeat. In the following week, he appeared as a first-half substitute in a 1–0 loss to

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. On 7 April 2016, Soukouna signed with a Bulgarian club, Vereya. In January 2017, he was sold to Levski Sofia where he signed for 2.5 years. On 12 September 2017, he moved to Cherno More as

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. Soukouna made his debut on 16 September in a 0–1 home defeat against CSKA Sofia, coming on as substitute for Atanas Zehirov. On 9 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent. In August 2018, Soukouna joined Israeli team

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, remaining with the club until the end of 2019. In 2021, Soukouna joined South African club

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Honours

;Bangkok United * Thai FA Cup: 2023–24

References

External links

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Profile at Levskisofia.info
1992 births Living people French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Toulouse FC players Luzenac AP players FC Vereya players PFC Levski Sofia players PFC Cherno More Varna players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Ligue 1 players Championnat National players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga Leumit players Israeli Premier League players Amadou Soukouna Amadou Soukouna Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Israel French expatriate sportspeople in Israel French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French sportspeople of Malian descent Sportspeople from Nogent-sur-Marne Footballers from Val-de-Marne {{France-footy-bio-stub