Ladjie Soukouna (born 15 December 1990) is a French

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who plays as a defender and

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. He is currently playing for French fifth tier side

CO Les Ulis Le Club Omnisports des Ulis is a French association football club based in Les Ulis, Essonne, founded in 1977. As of the 2023–24 season, they play in Régional 1, the sixth tier of the French football league system, following relegation at the ...

. Soukouna had previously played for the B-team of

Créteil Créteil () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, dep ...

for two seasons and for

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side

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

for the 2011-12 season.

Career

Soukouna started his career for French

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side

US Créteil-Lusitanos Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos (commonly referred to as US Créteil, USC, or simply Créteil) is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the National 2, the ...

. However, he did not make an appearance for the first team, only playing in reserve team matches. On 21 July 2011, he joined

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club

, then managed by

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, on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract, after impressing during a pre-season trial. Soukouna had spent the earlier part of the year on trial with numerous

clubs, including

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and

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. He made his professional debut for Argyle in a 1–1 draw at

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on 6 August. Soukouna scored his first goal for Plymouth in a 2–2 draw with

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on 8 October, by which point Carl Fletcher had replaced Reid as manager. Soukouna was released by the club on 31 August 2012, after an injury hit pre-season, having been told by manager Fletcher that he was surplus to requirements earlier in the week. In 2014, Soukouna was reported to have been back in France playing for Créteil B at an amateur level. For the 2016–17 season, it was noted that Soukouna had been signed by

, then of the 7th tier of French football. For the 2018–19 season, Soukouna was still at the club, now of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soukouna, Ladjie 1990 births Living people Footballers from Val-de-Marne French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders US Créteil-Lusitanos players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players English Football League players CO Les Ulis players People from Maisons-Alfort 21st-century French sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England