Kévin Olivier Soni (born 17 April 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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. On 8 September 2016, he was loaned to Pau FC for one year.
On 21 July 2017, Soni signed for Girona FC, being immediately assigned to the farm team in Segunda División B. The following 22 January, he extended his contract until 2022.
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.
On 27 August 2020, Soni agreed to a one-year loan deal with another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in division three. The following 2 February, he moved to fellow league team Celta de Vigo B, while still owned by Girona.
On 16 June 2021, Soni signed a three-year deal with the Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis. On 27 November 2021, Soni scored a brace and gave two assists, helping his club prevail over Atromitos 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.
International career Soni debuted with the Cameroon national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Algeria on 25 March 2022.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBordeaux B2014–15Championnat de France Amateur102——1022015–16233——2332016–17Championnat de France Amateur 210——10Total345——345Bordeaux2014–15Ligue 1—10—102015–1620101040Total20201050Pau (loan)2016–17Championnat de France Amateur15352—205Pau B (loan)2016–17Championnat de France Amateur 221——21Peralada2017–18Segunda División B273——2732018–19193——193Total466——466Girona2017–18La Liga20——202018–195010—60Total7010—80Espanyol B (loan)2019–20Segunda División B183——183Espanyol (loan)2019–20La Liga10——10Villarreal B (loan)2020–21Segunda División B70——70Celta B (loan)2020–21145——145Asteras Tripolis2021–22Super League Greece29610—3062022–2320——20Total31610—326Hatayspor (loan)2022–23Süper Lig30——30Adana Demirspor (loan)2022–2300——00Rapid București2023–24Liga I5010—60Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)2023–24Israeli Premier League7110—81Bnei Sakhnin2024–258020—100Železničar Pančevo2024–25Serbian SuperLiga101——101Career total210311301022431
International stats
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCameroon202210Total10
Honours Individual Asteras Tripolis Player of the Season: 2021–22
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