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Biography
Soni Mustivar (born 12 February 1990) is a Haitian footballer who usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also be utilized as an attacker.
Club career
Born Aubervilliers, France, Soni was trained at the Centre de Formation de Football de Paris, commonly called CFFP, in the heart of Paris before moving to his hometown club CM Aubervilliers. Following a stint there, he headed to the island of Corsica and joined Ligue 2 club SC Bastia. Due to injuries, he was called up to the first team for the Ligue 2 2008–09 season. He made his professional debut on 29 August against Tours FC coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute for the injured Hassoun Camara. He played the rest of the match as Bastia secured a 1–0 victory with a goal from Pierre-Yves André. He made five straight substitute appearances in the league before making his first start 1 May against Vannes in a 3–1 win. Ironically, he was substituted out in the 35th minute, due to an injury, and replaced by Hassoun Camara. In between those appearances, he had two solid starts in the Coupe de la Ligue against Strasbourg and Châteauroux.
International career
Soni has earned caps with the France under-16 team, but went unnoticed during his development years. On 25 May 2009, he was selected to the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
Honours
- Romanian Cup (1): 2012–13
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2015