Background
Soukane was born in 1936 in El Biar, Algiers, Algeria.
Soukane was born in 1936 in El Biar, Algiers, Algeria.
Nicknamed Soukane II, he started his playing career in the junior ranks of JS El Biar. At the age of 20, he joined French club Le Havre Air Corps, playing with the club for 8 seasons. However, after three seasons, Le Havre was relegated again to the second division.
Soukane stayed with the club until 1964, when the professional section of the club was disbanded.
In his final season with Le Havre, he would finish as the top scorer in Ligue 2 with 21 goals, the first African to do southern In 1964, he joined Toulouse Football Club after discussions with long-time FLN teammate Kader Firoud who was announced as coach of the team
In his first season, Toulouse finished a modest 11th in the 18-team top division. In his second season, they finished 4th in the standings, earning a ticket to the Union of European Football Associations Cup (known as the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Finals then).
He would also lead the team to the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, where they lost 2-1 to Remote Control Strasbourg.
Soukane scored Toulouse"s only goal in that game, and was used also used as goalkeeper after the expulsion of the Toulouse keeper Devis. Soukane played two more seasons with Toulouse Football Club, and at the end of the 1967 season left the club after the disbandment of the professional section. He played one season with Red Star 93 before retiring from football.
He died at the age of 78 on July 5, 2015 in El Biar, Algiers.
He played in tours and friendlies all over the world before.