{{Short description|Association football player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Soni Mustivar | fullname = Soni Mustivar | height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|m|2|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Aubervilliers, France | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Gueugnon (U15 manager) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1998–2004 | youthclubs1 = CFF Paris | youthyears2 = 2004–2007 | youthclubs2 = Aubervilliers | youthyears3 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs3 = Bastia | years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = Bastia | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = → Orléans (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2012–2015 | clubs3 = Petrolul Ploiești | caps3 = 76 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2015–2017 | clubs4 = Sporting Kansas City | caps4 = 64 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2018–2020 | clubs5 = Neftçi | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Hermannstadt | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = Nea Salamis Famagusta | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = Entente SSG | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = Gueugnon | caps9 = 24 | goals9 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = France U20 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2013–2021 | nationalteam2 = Haiti | nationalcaps2 = 25 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalteam-update = | club-update = | manageryears1 = 2023– | managerclubs1 = Gueugnon (U15 manager) }}
'''Soni Mustivar''' (born 12 February 1990) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Haiti national team.
== Club career == Born Aubervilliers, France, Soni was trained at the Centre de Formation de Football de Paris, commonly called CFFP, in the heart of Paris<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cffp.fr/organisation_techniqueetsportif_statsetresultats.htm |title=ous les résultats des équipes CFFP depuis 1985 j'usqu'à la saison 2006 |publisher=Cffp.fr |access-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928084414/http://www.cffp.fr/organisation_techniqueetsportif_statsetresultats.htm |archive-date=28 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> before moving to his hometown club Aubervilliers. Following a stint there, he headed to the island of Corsica and joined Ligue 2 club Bastia. Due to injuries, he was called up to the first team for during 2008–09 season in Ligue 2. He made his professional debut on 29 August against Tours, coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute for the injured Hassoun Camara. He played the rest of the match as Bastia secured a 1–0 victory with a goal from Pierre-Yves André.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J05&num_ordre=9 |title=Tours v. Bastia Match Report |publisher=Lfp.fr |access-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914142424/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J05&num_ordre=9 |archive-date=14 September 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He made five straight substitute appearances in the league before making his first start 1 May against Vannes in a 3–1 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J34&num_ordre=2 |title=Bastia v. Vannes Match Report |publisher=Lfp.fr |access-date=8 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505144343/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J34&num_ordre=2 |archive-date=5 May 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Ironically, he was substituted out in the 35th minute, due to an injury, and replaced by Hassoun Camara. In between those appearances, he had two solid starts in the Coupe de la Ligue against Strasbourg<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=T02&num_ordre=5 |title=Strasbourg v. Bastia Match Report |publisher=Lfp.fr |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref> and Châteauroux.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/coupeLigue/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=T95&num_ordre=9 |title=Bastia v. Châteauroux Match Report |publisher=Lfp.fr |accessdate=8 November 2011}}</ref>
On 27 March 2018, Azerbaijani club Neftçi announced the signing of Mustivar on a contract until the summer of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Soni Mustivar Neftçi də|url=http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/1515/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328164445/http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/1515/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 March 2018|website=neftchipfk.com|publisher=Neftchi Baku|accessdate=27 March 2018|language=Azerbaijani|date=27 March 2018}}</ref> After extending his contract with Neftçi for an additional year in the summer of 2019, Mustivar left the club on 19 June 2020 after his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soni Mustivarla müqavilə yenilənmədi |url=http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/3399/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621235518/http://neftchipfk.com/az/allnews/3399/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=21 June 2020 |website=neftchipfk.com/ |publisher=Neftçi PFK |accessdate=19 June 2020 |language=Azerbaijani |date=19 June 2020}}</ref>
In January 2022, Mustivar signed for French club Entente SSG.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 January 2022|title=Cinq départs, six arrivées, l'ESSG constitue son groupe pour la mission maintien|trans-title=Five departures, six arrivals, ESSG makes its squad for the mission of survival|url=https://www.actufoot.com/cinq-d%C3%A9parts-six-arriv%C3%A9es-lessg-constitue-son-groupe-pour-la-mission-maintien?__cf_chl_f_tk=6eQSmVn7wXf_wWlL5jEV4OsrJy8gwIKbUFbrQWelN6w-1642385082-0-gaNycGzNCNE|access-date=16 January 2022|website=Actufoot|language=fr}}</ref> In July 2022, he joined Gueugnon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=[Mercato] Soni Mustivar, dernière recrue jaune et bleue • FOOTBALL CLUB GUEUGNON |url=https://www.fcgueugnon.fr/wp/mercato-soni-mustivar-derniere-recrue-jaune-et-bleue/51250 |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=FOOTBALL CLUB GUEUGNON |language=fr-FR}}</ref> In addition to playing for the club, Mustivar was also involved with the club's U15 team. When he hung up his boots in the summer of 2023, Mustivar was hired as coach for the club's U15 team.<ref>[https://www.fcgueugnon.fr/site/sport-e-leclerc-academie-le-bilan-de-nos-equipes-a-la-mi-saison-2/7773?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3Lf0AJqJdNTO3vO4WJPwpUewGy8UuKU0_kOXGLD5rkUSPd55UUGKPW0-E_aem_AYuEVAeVRMzuX1bLcMkcVA29qEb-MaICJp0HFDuG_LfiUNBxapJitBpuw0k3Ey3NomMCpPEk5HYtFIesSql0vqf7 [Sport E.Leclerc Académie] Le bilan de nos équipes à la mi-saison], fcgueugnon.fr, 23 December 2023</ref>
==International career== Soni has earned caps with the France under-16 team, but went unnoticed during his development years. On 25 May 2009, he was selected to the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
In 2013, Mustivar made his Haiti debut in a 4–1 loss to South Korea.<ref name="NFT" />
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|24 July 2022}}<ref name=SW>{{cite web|title=S.Mustivar|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/sony-mustivar/59345/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=13 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53575/Soni_Mustivar.html|title=Mustivar, Soni|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=18 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{WorldFootball|soni-mustivar}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Bastia |2008–09 |Ligue 2 |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0||12||0 |- |2009–10 |Ligue 2 |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !23!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!2!!0!!25!!0 |- |Orléans |2010–11 |Championnat National |12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |rowspan="5"|Petrolul Ploiești |2011–12 |Liga I |15||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- |2012–13 |Liga I |25||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||0 |- |2013–14 |Liga I |25||1||2||1||5||0||1||0||33||2 |- |2014–15 |Liga I |11||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!3!!9!!1!!8!!0!!1!!0!!94!!4 |- |rowspan="4"|Sporting Kansas City |2015 |Major League Soccer |25||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||1||0||31||1 |- |2016 |Major League Soccer |25||0||2||0||2||0||1||0||30||0 |- |2017 |Major League Soccer |14||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !64!!0!!8!!1!!2!!0!!2!!0!!76!!1 |- |rowspan="4"|Neftçi |2017–18 |Azerbaijan Premier League |6||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |2018–19 |Azerbaijan Premier League |23||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||27||0 |- |2019–20 |Azerbaijan Premier League |14||2||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||21||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!2!!6!!1!!7!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!56!!3 |- |Hermannstadt |2020–21 |Liga I |9||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |Nea Salamina |2020–21 |Cypriot First Division |15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |Entente SSG |2021–22 |Championnat National 2 |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |Gueugnon |2022–23 |Championnat National 3 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !253!!6!!25!!3!!17!!0!!5!!0!!300!!9 |}
===International=== :''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mustivar goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Soni Mustivar<ref name="NFT"/> |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 10 September 2018 || Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti || {{fb|SMA}} || align="center"|12–0 || align="center"|13–0 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |- | align="center"|2 || 16 October 2018 || Stade Pierre Aliker, Fort de France, Martinique || {{fb|LCA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |}
==Honours== '''Petrolul Ploiești''' *Romanian Cup: 2012–13<ref name=SW/><ref name="NFT"/> '''Sporting Kansas City''' *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2015, 2017<ref name=SW/><ref name="NFT"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090531191954/http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/index.asp?no_joueur=113068 LFP Profile] {{Haiti squad Copa América Centenario}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mustivar, Soni}} Category:Footballers from Aubervilliers Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:French men's footballers Category:French sportspeople of Haitian descent Category:France men's youth international footballers Category:Haitian men's footballers Category:Haiti men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:US Orléans players Category:SC Bastia players Category:FC Petrolul Ploiești players Category:Sporting Kansas City players Category:Neftçi PFK players Category:FC Hermannstadt players Category:Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Category:Entente SSG players Category:FC Gueugnon players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Championnat National players Category:Liga I players Category:Major League Soccer players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Category:Copa América Centenario players Category:Haitian expatriate men's footballers Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for France Category:21st-century French sportsmen Category:21st-century Haitian sportsmen