Amadou Soukouna

Amadou Soukouna

Personal information
Full name	Amadou Soukouna
Date of birth	(1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1][2]
Position(s)	Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cape Town City
Number	9
Youth career
2000–2008	Fontenay-sous-Bois
2008–2010	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Toulouse	5	(1)
2012–2013	→ Luzenac (loan)	31	(4)
2013–2015	Toulouse II	19	(1)
2016	Vereya	27	(6)
2017	Levski Sofia	10	(1)
2017	Cherno More	8	(0)
2018–2020	Hapoel Petah Tikva	52	(22)
2020–2021	Hapoel Kfar Saba	40	(3)
2021–2023	Maritzburg United	46	(11)
2023–2024	Bangkok United	5	(0)
2024–	Cape Town City	3	(0)
International career
2011	France U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Amadou Soukouna (born 21 June 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Cape Town City.^[3] He was a French youth international having played at under-19 level.^[4]

Career

Soukouna made his professional debut for Toulouse on 13 November 2010 in a league match against Montpellier in a 1–0 defeat.^[5] In the following week, he appeared as a first-half substitute in a 1–0 loss to Marseille.^[6][7]

On 7 April 2016, Soukouna signed with a Bulgarian club, Vereya.^[8] In January 2017, he was sold to Levski Sofia where he signed for 2.5 years.^[9] On 12 September 2017, he moved to Cherno More as free agent.^[10] Soukouna made his debut on 16 September in a 0–1 home defeat against CSKA Sofia, coming on as substitute for Atanas Zehirov.^[11] On 9 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[12] In August 2018, Soukouna joined Israeli team Hapoel Petah Tikva, remaining with the club until the end of 2019.^[2] In 2021, Soukouna joined South African club Maritzburg United

Honours

Bangkok United

• Thai FA Cup: 2023–24

References

1. "Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018" (in Bulgarian). Cherno More official website. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
2. ""Amadou Soukouna - profil du joueur"" (in French). fff.fr. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
3. Amadou Soukouna at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
4. "Soukouna avec l'équipe de France U19". Allez TFC (in French). 26 January 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
5. "Montpellier v. Toulouse Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 13 November 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
6. "Toulouse v. Marseille Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
7. "Amadou Soukouna plongédans la tourmente du TFC". 20 Minutes (in French). 22 November 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
8. "ФК Верея привлече нападател от Тулуза" (in Bulgarian). fcvereya.bg. 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
9. "Сукуна вече е на "Герена"" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
10. "Миланов и Сукуна подписаха с Черно море" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
11. "В луд мач на Тича ЦСКА издави "моряците" точно пред кея" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
12. "Черно море и Сукуна се разделиха" [Cherno More and Soukouna parted ways] (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 9 December 2017.

External links

• Amadou Soukouna – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Amadou Soukouna at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Profile at Levskisofia.info