Cebio Soukou

Cebio Soukou (born 2 October 1992) is a German-born Beninese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder in Germany for Arminia Bielefeld.[3]

Cebio Soukou
Soukou playing for Erzgebirge Aue in 2016
Personal information
Full name Cebio Soukou[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992
Place of birth Bochum, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Arminia Bielefeld
Number 29
Youth career
2009–2011 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 VfL Bochum II 11 (0)
2012–2015 Rot-Weiss Essen 56 (11)
2016–2018 Erzgebirge Aue 58 (8)
2018–2019 Hansa Rostock 33 (10)
2019– Arminia Bielefeld 31 (5)
National team‡
2019– Benin 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:55, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:55, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In June 2019, it was announced Soukou would join 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld from 3. Liga club F.C. Hansa Rostock on a free transfer for the 2019–20 season. He agreed a two-year contract.[4]

International career

He made his debut for Benin national football team on 24 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, as a starter.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 11 July 2019[6]
Benin national team
YearAppsGoals
201980
Total80
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References
  1. "Benin" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. Cebio Soukou at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Soukou, Cebio". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ""Dynamik und Mentalität": Bielefeld holt Soukou". kicker Online (in German). 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. "Benin v Togo game report". ESPN. 24 March 2019.
  6. Cebio Soukou at National-Football-Teams.com


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