Kévin Soni

Kévin Olivier Soni (born 17 April 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Serbian SuperLiga side Železničar Pančevo.^[2]

Kévin Soni

Personal information
Full name	Kévin Olivier Soni[1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Douala, Cameroon
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Železničar Pančevo
Number	49
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)
2023–2024	Rapid București	5	(0)
2024	→ Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)	7	(1)
2024	Bnei Sakhnin	8	(0)
2025–	Železničar Pančevo	10	(1)
International career
2017	Cameroon U20	3	(0)
2019	Cameroon U23	3	(0)
2022	Cameroon	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

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 prevail 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 1 April 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux B	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	—		—		34	5
Bordeaux	2014–15	Ligue 1	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2015–16		2	0	1	0	1[a]	0	4	0
	Total		2	0	2	0	1	0	5	0
Pau (loan)	2016–17	Championnat de France Amateur	15	2	2	0	—		17	2
Pau B (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	—		—		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	—		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	29	6	1	0	—		30	6
	2022–23		2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		31	6	1	0	—		32	6
Hatayspor (loan)	2022–23	Süper Lig	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Adana Demirspor (loan)	2022–23	Süper Lig	0	0	—		—		0	0
Rapid București	2023–24	Liga I	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
Hapoel Jerusalem (loan)	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	7	1	1	0	—		8	1
Bnei Sakhnin	2024–25		8	0	2	0	—		10	0
Career total			200	29	10	0	1	0	211	29

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 team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cameroon
	2022	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Individual

• Asteras Tripolis Player of the Season: 2021–22