Personal information | |||
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Full name | Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflo Soppy[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Torino (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
Number | 93 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | CFF Paris | ||
2017–2020 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Rennes II | 12 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Rennes | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Udinese | 29 | (0) |
2022– | Atalanta | 15 | (0) |
2023– | → Torino (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | France U16 | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U17 | 16 | (2) |
2019 | France U18 | 11 | (0) |
2022– | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 2 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:31, 19 August 2022 (UTC) |
Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflo Soppy (born 21 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as right-back for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Atalanta.
Club career
Soppy began playing football at Bobigny, before joining CFFP aged 12–13. He moved to INF Clairefontaine, and later signed for Rennes's youth academy.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Rennes aged 16; the following year, he played for their reserve team in the Championnat National 3.[2] In August 2020, Soppy made his Ligue 1 debut aged 18, in a 2–2 draw against Lille.[3]
In summer 2021, he joined Udinese in the Serie A; he played 30 games during the 2021–22 season: 28 in Serie A and two in the Coppa Italia.[3] On 19 August 2022, Soppy joined fellow Serie A side Atalanta.[3] He then moved to Torino on a season-long loan on 31 August 2023.[4]
Style of play
Initially a centre-back, Soppy moved to right-back at the end of his first year at Rennes. He is known for his direct style of play and crossing ability.[2]
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- 1 2 3 Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (10 May 2020). "À la découverte de Brandon Soppy, la prochaine révélation du Stade Rennais". Foot Mercato (in French). Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Welcome, Soppy!". Atalanta BC. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ↑ "Brandon Soppy joins Torino". Atalanta BC. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
External links
- Profile at Atalanta B.C.
- Brandon Soppy at Soccerway
- Brandon Soppy at WorldFootball.net
- Brandon Soppy – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Brandon Soppy at the French Football Federation (in French)