Patrick Soko

Patrick Soko
Personal information
Full name Serge Patrick Njoh Soko
Date of birth (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Leganés
(on loan from 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 21 (0)
2026– → Leganés (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Cameroon 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 January 2026

Serge Patrick Njoh Soko (born 31 October 1997) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a winger for Segunda División club CD Leganés, on loan from UD Almería, and the Cameroon national team.

Club career

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.

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.

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

On 25 June 2025, UD Almería announced the signing of Soko on a three-year contract. Following a 2026 season with limited first-team opportunities at Almería, he was loaned to fellow second division side CD Leganés on 1 August 2026.

International career

On 5 October 2024, Soko received his first call-up to the Cameroon national team, for two matches against Kenya. 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.

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

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlas 2017–18 Liga MX 8071—151
Atlante 2018–19 Ascenso MX 14610—156
2019–20 Ascenso MX 14040—180
Total 2865000336
Mineros de Zacatecas 2019–20 Ascenso MX 8000—80
Racing Santander 2020–21 Segunda División B 17310—183
2021–22 Primera Federación 34600—346
Total 5191000529
Huesca 2022–23 Segunda División 22010—230
2024–25 Segunda División 371320—3913
Total 591330—6213
Ibiza (loan) 2023–24 Primera Federación 3891020419
Almería 2025–26 Segunda División 14021—161
Career total 206371922022739

International

As of match played 4 January 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cameroon 202420
202521
202610
Total51

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef(s)
16 June 2025Marrakesh Stadium Annexe, Marrakesh, Morocco Uganda3–03–0Friendly

References

  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. ↑ Africafoot Bureau (20 June 2026). "L'avenir de Patrick Soko s'écrit en pointillés au SD Almeria". Africafoot. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Soko joins CD Leganés on loan". UD Almería. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ Patrick Soko at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Patrick Soko". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Kegengo, Dennis (6 June 2025). "International friendly: Cameroon outclass Uganda Cranes in Marrakech". Pan-Africa Football. Retrieved 7 June 2025.