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Patrick Soko
Personal information
Full name Serge Patrick Njoh Soko
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Youth career
2005–2011 Union Douala
2012–2015 Astres FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Cibao 21 (4)
2017–2018 Atlas 8 (0)
2019 Atlante 14 (6)
2020 Mineros de Zacatecas 8 (0)
2020–2022 Racing Santander 51 (9)
2022–2025 Huesca 59 (13)
2023–2024 → Ibiza (loan) 38 (9)
2025– Almería 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Cameroon 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025

Serge Patrick Njoh Soko (born 31 October 1997) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a winger for Segunda División club UD Almería and the Cameroon national team.[1]

Club career

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Soko played for local sides Union Douala and Astres FC before making his senior debut with Dominican side Cibao FC in 2016. In the following year, he joined Liga MX side Atlas.

In 2018, Soko moved to Atlante in the Ascenso MX. He signed for Mineros de Zacatecas in 2020, before joining Spanish Segunda División B side Racing de Santander on 23 September of that year.[2]

Soko was a regular starter for the Verdiblancos, helping the side to win the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF. On 10 June 2022, he agreed to a two-year deal with SD Huesca in the Segunda División.[3]

On 24 August 2023, Soko was loaned to third division side UD Ibiza for the 2023–24 season.[4] Upon returning, he became a key unit for Huesca and scored 13 goals in 2024–25, but still left the club in June 2025.[5]

On 25 June 2025, UD Almería announced the signing of Soko on a three-year contract.[6]

International career

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On 5 October 2024, Soko received his first call-up to the Cameroon national team, for two matches against Kenya.[7] He made his full international debut on 13 November, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 draw against Namibia for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[8]

Soko scored his first international goal on 6 June 2025, in a 3–0 win over Uganda.[9]

Personal life

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Soko is married to Brazilian model Vanessa Crippa, winner of the 2015 Miss Brasil Globo [pt].[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 January 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlas 2017–18 Liga MX 8 0 7 1 — 15 1
Atlante 2018–19 Ascenso MX 14 6 1 0 — 15 6
2019–20 14 0 4 0 — 18 0
Total 28 6 5 0 0 0 33 6
Mineros de Zacatecas 2019–20 Ascenso MX 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Racing Santander 2020–21 Segunda División B 17 3 1 0 — 18 3
2021–22 Primera Federación 34 6 0 0 — 34 6
Total 51 9 1 0 0 0 52 9
Huesca 2022–23 Segunda División 22 0 1 0 — 23 0
2024–25 Segunda División 17 5 2 0 — 19 5
Total 39 5 3 0 — 42 5
Ibiza (loan) 2023–24 Primera Federación 38 9 1 0 2 0 41 9
Career total 172 29 17 1 2 0 191 30

International

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As of match played 9 June 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Cameroon 2024 2 0
2025 2 1
Total 4 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref(s)
1 6 June 2025 Marrakesh Stadium Annexe, Marrakesh, Morocco  Uganda 3–0 3–0 Friendly [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick Soko". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 13 March 1999. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  2. ^ "El Racing incorpora a su plantilla 2020/21 al extremo camerunés Patrick Soko" [Racing add to their 2020/21 squad the Cameroonian winger Patrick Soko] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Patrick Soko, primer refuerzo para la SD Huesca" [Patrick Soko, first addition for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Patrick Soko, cedido al Ibiza mientras el club espera a Kento" [Patrick Soko, loaned to Ibiza while the club wait for Kento] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Con el corazón en El Alcoraz: la emotiva despedida de Patrick Soko" [With the heart at the El Alcoraz: Patrick Soko's emotional farewell] (in Spanish). Sport Aragón. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Patrick Soko: UD Almería's summer signing number 1". UD Almería. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Patrick Soko, convocado con la selección de Camerún" [Patrick Soko, called up with the Cameroon national team] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Soko debuta con Camerún en el empate a cero ante Namibia" [Soko debuts with Cameroon in a 0–0 draw against Namibia] (in Spanish). El Diario de Huesca. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Patrick Soko, todavía jugador del Huesca, se gana el puesto con Camerún" [Patrick Soko, still a Huesca player, wins his place with Cameroon] (in Spanish). Aragón Digital. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Copa do Rei: Como ex-Miss Brasil foi de reality show na Guatemala a amuleto do Huesca" [Copa del Rey: How former Miss Brazil went from a reality show in Guatemala to Huesca's amulet] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. ^ Patrick Soko at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Patrick Soko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  13. ^ Kegengo, Dennis (6 June 2025). "International friendly: Cameroon outclass Uganda Cranes in Marrakech". Pan-Africa Football. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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