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)
Position(s) Right winger[2]
Club information
Current team
 Arminia Bielefeld
Number 17
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 32 (6)
National team‡
2019– Benin 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:55, 20 September 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]

He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when the team reached the quarter-finals.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of matches played on 11 July 2019[7]
Benin national team
YearAppsGoals
201980
Total80

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. https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/45/lineups
  7. Cebio Soukou at National-Football-Teams.com


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