{"id":856033,"date":"2025-03-17T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/uncategorized-en\/20250317-xronia-polla-soualiho\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T22:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:09:13","slug":"20250317-xronia-polla-soualiho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/20250317-xronia-polla-soualiho\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Soualiho!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Born on March 17, 1994, in\u00a0<strong>Paris, France<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Meite<\/strong>\u00a0began his professional career with\u00a0<strong>Auxerre<\/strong>, making his Ligue 1 debut during the 2011-12 season. The following season\u00a0<strong>Lille<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Auxerre<\/strong>\u00a0agreed a deal for the then 19-year-old\u00a0<strong>Frenchman<\/strong>, with the former loaning him back to\u00a0<strong>Auxerre<\/strong>\u00a0to make 22 appearances, finding the net twice.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"boldlink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/profiles\/soualiho-meite-en\/\">Meite<\/a>\u00a0returned to\u00a0<strong>Lille<\/strong>, where he remained until the 2015-16 season, making 41 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>In the winter transfer window of 2016 he moved to\u00a0<strong>Zulte Waregem.<\/strong>\u00a0He spent two years in the\u00a0<strong>Jupiler Pro League<\/strong>, first on loan and then via regular transfer. The\u00a0<strong>Frenchman<\/strong>\u00a0featured in 58 games, scoring two goals and registering two assists, starring in the side that won the\u00a0<strong>Belgian Cup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2017\u201318 season he returned to Ligue 1 again, this time for\u00a0<strong>Monaco<\/strong>, with the transfer costing \u20ac8,000,000. At the\u00a0<strong>\u00abMonegasque\u00bb<\/strong>\u00a0he played three times before going on loan to\u00a0<strong>Bordeaux<\/strong>, where he made 19 appearances, scored one goal and provided two assists.<\/p>\n<p>The following season he moved to\u00a0<strong>Serie A<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>Torino<\/strong>. The\u00a0<strong>Frenchman<\/strong>\u00a0played for the club 94 times, scoring three goals and providing seven assists.<\/p>\n<p>His performances attracted the interest of\u00a0<strong>Milan<\/strong>, who signed him on loan in January 2021 and he played in 21 games, notching one assist.<\/p>\n<p>The next stop in\u00a0<strong>Meite\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0career was\u00a0<strong>Benfica<\/strong>. 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