Ramón Soria Alonso (born 7 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Ramón Soria
Personal information
Full name Ramón Soria Alonso
Date of birth (1989-03-07) 7 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2004–2009 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Mallorca B 52 (2)
2011–2012 Albacete 1 (0)
2012–2013 Jove Español 17
2013 Teruel 16 (0)
2013 Gjøvik FF 5 (1)
2014 Ottawa Fury 20 (0)
2015 Mariehamn 0 (0)
2015 Celje 34 (0)
2016–2017 Puerto Rico FC 52 (1)
2018 Formentera 15 (1)
2019–2021 FC Edmonton 56 (2)
International career
2004–2005 Spain U16 4 (0)
2006 Spain U17 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 6, 2021

Club career

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Early career

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Soria spent five seasons developing with Villarreal, which included one year with their reserve team for the 2008-2009 season. Soria would then join RCD Mallorca B from 2009 to 2011 where he also served as captain. Over the next three seasons Soria would play for three different Spanish clubs - Albacete Balompié, FC Jove Español and Teruel, before spending a short time in Norway with Gjøvik FF.[1]

Ottawa Fury

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Soria signed with NASL club Ottawa Fury FC as their first defender in the club's history on December 13, 2013.[1]

Celje

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In February 2016, Soria signed with Slovenian PrvaLiga club NK Celje.[2]

Puerto Rico FC

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In March 2016, Soria signed for NASL expansion side Puerto Rico.[3]

Formentera

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On 30 January 2018, Soria returned to Spain to sign with Segunda B side SD Formentera until the end of the season.[4] He made 15 league appearances for Formentera and scored one goal.[5]

FC Edmonton

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On 31 January 2019, Soria signed with Canadian Premier League side FC Edmonton.[6] On February 9, 2022, the club announced that Soria and all but two other players would not be returning for the 2022 season.[7]

International career

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Soria has represented Spain at the U16, and U17 levels, including at the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Luxembourg where Spain finished third.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 25 August 2021[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mallorca B 2009–10 Segunda División B 25 0 0 0 25 0
2010–11 Segunda División B 27 2 0 0 27 2
Total 52 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 2
Albacete 2011–12 Segunda División B 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Teruel 2012–13 Segunda División B 16 0 0 0 16 0
Ottawa Fury 2014 NASL 19 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Mariehamn 2015 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Celje 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 15 0 3 0 0 0 18 0
2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 19 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 24 0
Total 34 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 42 0
Puerto Rico FC 2016 NASL 21 0 ? 0 0 0 21 0
2017 NASL 31 1 0 0 31 1
Total 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 1
Formentera 2017–18 Segunda División B 15 1 0 0 15 1
FC Edmonton 2019 Canadian Premier League 23 1 2 0 0 0 25 1
2020 Canadian Premier League 7 0 0 0 7 0
2021 Canadian Premier League 13 1 1 0 0 0 14 1
Total 43 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 2
Career total 232 6 11 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 247 6

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fury FC Sign Former Villarreal and Mallorca Defender Ramon Soria". Ottawa Fury FC. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Odgovor, kdo je najbolje trgoval, bodo dale tekme" (in Slovenian). RTV SLO. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "SORIA AND NURSE JOIN THE PUERTO RICO FOOTBALL CLUB". puertoricofc.com. Puerto Rico FC. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ "El Formentera apuntala la defensa con la incorporación de Ramón Soria" (in Spanish). Periodico de Ibiza. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Soria". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ "FC Edmonton Announce Signings of Five Players". FC Edmonton. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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