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470:. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to
1305:"2020 Golden Boy Nominees Revealed – 14 Ligue 1 players"
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1355:"Nottingham Forest sign centre-back Loic Mbe Soh"
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1471:Club, Nottingham Forest Football (5 June 2024).
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442:On 15 June 2020, Mbe Soh was nominated for the
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485:on loan for the remainder of the season.
462:On 11 September 2020, Mbe Soh signed for
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1380:"Huddersfield beat Forest for first win"
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2083:Expatriate men's footballers in England
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507:On 26 August 2024, Mbe Soh signed with
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488:On 1 September 2023, Mbe Soh joined
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477:On 23 January 2023, Mbe Soh joined
1426:Mindu, Antoine (23 January 2023).
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80:1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
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2073:Cameroonian emigrants to France
2028:English Football League players
1477:Nottingham Forest Football Club
1450:Nottingham Forest Football Club
1446:"Mbe Soh loaned to Almere City"
2068:Naturalized citizens of France
2043:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
2023:Championnat National 2 players
1473:"Forest confirm retained list"
1428:"Loïc Mbe Soh est guingampais"
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1233:"First professional contract"
431:in a 2–0 league loss against
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1570:French Football Federation
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1170:EFL Championship play-offs
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415:An academy graduate of
2058:K Beerschot VA players
2053:Almere City FC players
1407:. BBC. 20 January 2020
613:Championnat National 2
523:on various occasions.
16:Footballer (born 2001)
1640:– current squad
1280:"PSG vs Reims: Teams"
603:Paris Saint-Germain B
444:2020 Golden Boy Award
194:Paris Saint-Germain B
515:International career
474:on 20 January 2021.
300:International career
43:Personal information
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1144:Paris Saint-Germain
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1520:"France U18 squad"
1452:. 1 September 2023
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1983:2001 births
1586:(in French)
1584:(archived)
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1456:1 September
1260:(in French)
1020:Almere City
556:League cup
494:Almere City
406:Club career
392:centre-back
269:Almere City
89:Centre-back
85:Position(s)
70:Nanga Eboko
1977:Categories
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1389:21 October
1284:Sky Sports
1180:References
1031:Eredivisie
490:Eredivisie
388:footballer
365:France U19
347:France U18
329:France U17
311:France U16
72:, Cameroon
54:2001-06-13
1958:Manager:
1924:Al-Ghamdi
1785:Tshimanga
1745:Al-Sahafi
1715:Verlinden
1695:Henderson
1599:in French
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1384:BBC Sport
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1314:16 June
1158:2019–20
1154:2018–19
1150:Ligue 1
1139:Honours
1067:2024–25
1026:2023–24
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1755:Sanusi
1705:Kosiah
1547:30 May
1482:6 June
1289:18 May
1264:11 May
942:Total
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597:Goals
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1795:Keita
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1525:5 May
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