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 edit

Early career edit

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 edit

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

Celje edit

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

Puerto Rico FC edit

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

Formentera edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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. 2016-02-26. 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. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Soria". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ "FC Edmonton Announce Signings of Five Players". FC Edmonton. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Return of T-Boy Fayia & Darlington Murasiranwa". FC Edmonton. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

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