Kévin Olivier Soni (born 17 April 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Hatayspor and the Cameroon national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kévin Olivier Soni[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Hatayspor (on loan from Asteras Tripolis) | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bordeaux | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Bordeaux II | 34 | (5) |
| 2015–2017 | Bordeaux | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Pau (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Pau II (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Peralada | 46 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | 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) | 13 | (5) |
| 2021– | Asteras Tripolis | 31 | (6) |
| 2022– | → Hatayspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Cameroon U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cameroon | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:04, 26 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Soni debuted with the Cameroon national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Algeria on 25 March 2022.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux II | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pau (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
| Pau II (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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| Career total | 165 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 28 | ||
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