{{Short description|French football player (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Amadou Soukouna | fullname = Amadou Soukouna | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|6|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Nogent-sur-Marne]], [[France]] | height = {{convert|1.82|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%d1%81%d1%8a%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%b2-20172018/| title = Състав на "Черно море" за сезон 2017/2018| language = Bulgarian | author=|publisher = [[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]] official website| date=|accessdate = 4 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="AmadouSoukouna2018transfer">{{cite news |url= https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/6803-soukouna-amadou/fiche.html|title="Amadou Soukouna - profil du joueur"|access-date=24 February 2021|date=|language=fr|publisher=fff.fr}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|Striker]], [[Midfielder (association football)#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]] | clubnumber = 23 | youthclubs1 = Fontenay-sous-Bois | youthclubs2 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] | youthyears1 = 2000–2008 | youthyears2 = 2008–2010 | years1 = 2010–2015 | clubs1 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = → [[US Luzenac|Luzenac]] (loan) | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2013–2015 | clubs3 = Toulouse II | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = [[FC Vereya|Vereya]] | caps4 = 27 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = [[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]] | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2018–2020 | clubs7 = [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]] | caps7 = 52 | goals7 = 22 | years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = [[Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C.|Hapoel Kfar Saba]] | caps8 = 40 | goals8 = 3 | years9 = 2021–2023 | clubs9 = [[Maritzburg United F.C.|Maritzburg United]] | caps9 = 46 | goals9 = 11 | years10 = 2023–2024 | clubs10 = [[Bangkok United F.C.|Bangkok United]] | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2024–2025 | clubs11 = [[Cape Town City F.C. (2016)|Cape Town City]] | caps11 = 25 | goals11 = 3 | years12 = 2026– | clubs12 = [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]] | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 4 <!-- This is for LEAGUE GOALS ONLY. Do NOT include other goals. --> | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-19 football team|France U19]] | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 16:23, 2 April 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate =
}} '''Amadou Soukouna''' (born 21 June 1992) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|forward]] for [[Indian Football League]] club [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]].<ref>{{soccerway|amadou-soukouna/229878|access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> He was a [[France national youth football team|French youth international]] having played at [[France national under-19 football team|under-19]] level.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.alleztfc.com/actu/soukouna-avec-l-equipe-de-france-u19,10067.html | title = Soukouna avec l'équipe de France U19 | date = 26 January 2011 | work = Allez TFC | accessdate = 28 February 2011 | language = French}}</ref>
==Career== Soukouna made his professional debut for [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] on 13 November 2010 in a league match against [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] in a 1–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53753 | title = Montpellier v. Toulouse Match Report | date = 13 November 2010 | work = [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]] | accessdate = 28 February 2011 | language = French | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101119013251/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53753 | archive-date = 2010-11-19 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the following week, he appeared as a first-half substitute in a 1–0 loss to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53764 | title = Toulouse v. Marseille Match Report | date = 20 November 2010 | work = [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]] | accessdate = 28 February 2011 | language = French | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101124035631/http://new.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53764 | archive-date = 2010-11-24 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.20minutes.fr/article/626377/toulouse-amadou-soukouna-plongedans-tourmente-tfc | title = Amadou Soukouna plongédans la tourmente du TFC | date = 22 November 2010 | work = 20 Minutes | accessdate = 28 February 2011 | language = French}}</ref>
On 7 April 2016, Soukouna signed with a Bulgarian club, [[FC Vereya|Vereya]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ФК Верея привлече нападател от Тулуза|url=http://fcvereya.bg/news/fk-vereya-privleche-napadatel-ot-tuluza/591|publisher=fcvereya.bg|date=7 April 2016|language=Bulgarian|access-date=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405010856/http://fcvereya.bg/news/fk-vereya-privleche-napadatel-ot-tuluza/591|archive-date=5 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2017, he was sold to [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]] where he signed for 2.5 years.<ref>{{cite web | title = Сукуна вече е на "Герена" | url = https://levski.bg/news/details/175841 | publisher = levski.bg | date = 7 January 2017 | accessdate=7 January 2017 |language = Bulgarian}}</ref> On 12 September 2017, he moved to [[PFC Cherno More Varna|Cherno More]] as [[free agent]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Миланов и Сукуна подписаха с Черно море | url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%B8-%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0-%D1%81-%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80/ | publisher = chernomorepfc.bg | date = 12 September 2017 | accessdate=17 September 2017 |language = Bulgarian}}</ref> Soukouna made his debut on 16 September in a 0–1 home defeat against [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]], coming on as substitute for [[Atanas Zehirov]].<ref>{{cite web | title = В луд мач на Тича ЦСКА издави "моряците" точно пред кея | url = https://gong.bg/bg-football/parva-liga/multimedia/video/v-lud-mach-na-ticha-cska-izdavi-moriacite-tochno-pred-keia-449787 | publisher = gong.bg | date = 16 September 2017 | accessdate=17 September 2017 |language = Bulgarian}}</ref> On 9 December 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web | title = Черно море и Сукуна се разделиха | trans-title = Cherno More and Soukouna parted ways| url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5-%D0%B8-%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5-%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0/ | publisher = chernomorepfc.bg | date = 9 December 2017 | language = Bulgarian}}</ref> In August 2018, Soukouna joined Israeli team [[Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C.|Hapoel Petah Tikva]], remaining with the club until the end of 2019.<ref name="AmadouSoukouna2018transfer"/> In 2021, Soukouna joined South African club [[Maritzburg United F.C.|Maritzburg United]]
==Honours== ;Bangkok United * [[Thai FA Cup]]: [[2023–24 Thai FA Cup|2023–24]]
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== External links == * {{lfpfr2|id=soukouna-amadou|name=Amadou Soukouna}} * {{leqstat|id=38563}} * [https://en.levskisofia.info/player/amadou-soukouna/ Profile at Levskisofia.info]
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