Cebio Soukou

Cebio Soukou (born 2 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen and the Benin national football team.

Soukou started his career at VfL Bochum II, making his debut in the Regionalliga West in 2011. He signed for fellow Regionalliga West side Rot-Weiss Essen in summer 2012, before signing for Erzgebirge Aue of the 3. Liga in January 2016. Soukou was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga with Erzgebirge Aue at the end of the 2015–16 season, but returned to the 3. Liga in summer 2018 after signing for Hansa Rostock. After one season at Hansa Rostock, he signed for Arminia Bielefeld of the 2. Bundesliga. He was promoted to the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld after the club finished the 2019–20 season as 2. Bundesliga champions. 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. Bundesliga.

Born in Germany, Soukou represents Benin internationally, having made his international debut in March 2019. He represented Benin at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, playing in all five of their matches as they reached the quarter-finals.