Kévin Olivier Soni (born 17 April 1998) is a Cameroonian professional
footballer
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who plays as an
forward for the
Serbian SuperLiga
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side
Železničar Pančevo.
Club career
Soni was born in
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...
, but moved to France at early age. A
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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youth graduate, he made his first team debut at 21 January 2015 by replacing
Nicolas Maurice-Belay
Nicolas Maurice-Belay (born 19 April 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career with Sochaux and Bordeaux.
Career
Maurice-Belay was born in Sucy-en-Brie, Val-de-Marne. He joined the ...
in a 1–2
Coupe de France
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defeat against
Paris Saint-Germain FC
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.
On 8 September 2016, he was loaned to
Pau FC
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for one year.
On 21 July 2017, Soni signed for
Girona FC
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, being immediately assigned to
the farm team in
Segunda División B
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. The following 22 January, he extended his contract until 2022.
On 8 April 2018, Soni made his first team – and
La Liga
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– debut, coming on as a late
substitute for
Portu in a 0–5 loss against
Real Sociedad
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. On 31 August of the following year, after Girona's
relegation
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, he was loaned to
RCD Espanyol
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's
reserves in the third division, for one year.
On 27 August 2020, Soni agreed to a one-year loan deal with another
reserve team
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,
Villarreal CF B
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also in division three. The following 2 February, he moved to fellow league team
Celta de Vigo B
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, while still owned by Girona.
On 16 June 2021, Soni signed a three-year deal with the
Greek Superleague
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club
Asteras Tripolis FC. On 27 November 2021, Soni scored a brace and gave two assists, helping his club prevail over
Atromitos FC 6–2 for
Super League
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, making one of his best appearances with
Milan Rastavac on its bench. He was voted man of the match for his performance.
International career
Soni debuted with the
Cameroon national team in a 1–0
2022 World Cup qualification loss to
Algeria
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on 25 March 2022.
Career statistics
Club
International stats
Honours
Individual
*
Asteras Tripolis Player of the Season:
2021–22
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Soni, Kevin
1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Douala
Cameroonian men's footballers
21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen
Cameroon men's international footballers
Cameroonian emigrants to France
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Pau FC players
CF Peralada players
Girona FC players
RCD Espanyol B footballers
RCD Espanyol footballers
Villarreal CF B players
RC Celta Fortuna players
Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
Hatayspor footballers
Adana Demirspor footballers
FC Rapid București players
Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players
Ligue 1 players
La Liga players
Segunda División B players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Super League Greece players
Süper Lig players
Liga I players
Israeli Premier League players
Serbian SuperLiga players
Cameroon men's under-20 international footballers
Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
Men's association football midfielders