Cebio Soukou

Cebio Soukou (born 2 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF First League club Ümraniyespor.

Soukou started his career at VfL Bochum II, making his debut in the Regionalliga West in 2011.

He scored Bielefeld's first goal of their return to the Bundesliga, but was released by the club at the end of the season and signed for SV Sandhausen of the 2.

He represented Benin at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, playing in all five of their matches as they reached the quarter-finals.

[2][3] After playing youth football for TuS Querenburg (1998–2008), Soukou joined VfL Bochum's academy in 2008.

[4] He started his senior career with VfL Bochum II in 2011, making his debut on 20 August 2011 as a substitute in a 0–0 Regionalliga West draw with 1.

[5][6] Soukou received the first red card of his career on 31 August 2011 in a 3–3 draw with TuS Koblenz for violent conduct.

[5] In June 2012, Soukou signed for Regionalliga West club Rot-Weiss Essen on a one-year deal with the option for a second season.

[9][10] He appeared in 18 of the club's 19 matches in the first half of the season, scoring 4 goals,[11] but he tested positive for the banned substance methylhexanamine on 6 December 2014 after the 1–1 draw against Sportfreunde Lotte, with Soukou suspended in January 2015 until 29 May and Rot-Weiss Essen's point from the match against Sportfreunde Lotte deducted from them.

Liga side Erzgebirge Aue on a contract until the end of June 2018, with the transfer going at the start of the following month.

FC Heidenheim in the opening game of the season, and scored his first second-tier goal on 28 October 2016 in a 6–2 defeat to 1860 Munich.

Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld on a two-year contract on a free transfer for the 2019–20 season.