Amadou Soukouna (born 21 June 1992) is a professional French footballer who plays as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United. He was a French youth international having played at under-19 level.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amadou Soukouna | ||
Date of birth | 21 June 1992 | ||
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 | Bangkok United | ||
Number | 94 | ||
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– | Bangkok United | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:34, 7 June 2023 (UTC) |
Soukouna made his professional debut for Toulouse on 13 November 2010 in a league match against Montpellier in a 1–0 defeat.[4] In the following week, he appeared as a first-half substitute in a 1–0 loss to Marseille.[5][6]
On 7 April 2016, Soukouna signed with a Bulgarian club, Vereya.[7] In January 2017, he was sold to Levski Sofia where he signed for 2.5 years.[8] On 12 September 2017, he moved to Cherno More as free agent.[9] Soukouna made his debut on 16 September in a 0–1 home defeat against CSKA Sofia, coming on as substitute for Atanas Zehirov.[10] On 9 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[11] 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