He participated in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics for his native North African country.

In 2004 he was stopped in the first round of the flyweight (– 51 kg) division by Russia's Georgy Balakshin.

Soltani won the bronze medal in the same division at the All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria.

In the final of the event he lost to home fighter Hicham Mesbahi.

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