Azariah Soromon
{{short description|Ni-Vanuatu footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Azariah Soromon
|fullname = Azariah Kenneth Soromon
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Vanuatu
|height = 1.73 m
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Western Strikers
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = –2015
|youthclubs1 = Teouma Academy
|years1 = 2015–2018
|clubs1 = Tupuji Imere
|years2 = 2018
|clubs2 = Nalkutan
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 2018–2019
|clubs3 = Southern United
|caps3 = 6
|goals3 = 2
|years4 = 2019–2020
|clubs4 = Malampa Revivors
|caps4 =
|goals4 =
|years5 = 2020–2021
|clubs5 = Tupuji Imere
|caps5 =
|goals5 =
|years6 = 2021–2023
|clubs6 = Suva
|caps6 = 37
|goals6 = 14
|years7 = 2024–
|clubs7 = Western Strikers
|caps7 =
|goals7 =
|nationalyears1= 2017–
|nationalteam1= Vanuatu U20
|nationalcaps1= 2
|nationalgoals1= 0
|nationalyears2= 2017–
|nationalteam2= Vanuatu
|nationalcaps2= 26
|nationalgoals2= 10
|club-update = 2 December 2023
|ntupdate = 1 December 2023
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|VAN}}}}
{{MedalComp|MSG Prime Minister's Cup}}
{{Medal|3rd|2023 New Caledonia|}}
}}
Azariah Soromon (born 1 March 1999) is a Ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a forward for Fijian club Suva F.C and the Vanuatu national team.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/azariah-soromon/483751/|title=Vanuatu - A. Soromon - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway|author=|date=|website=nl.soccerway.com|accessdate=10 August 2017}}
Club career
Soromon started his career in the national Teouma Academy. In 2015 he joined his hometown club Tupuji Imere. In January 2018 he moved to Nalkutan to play for them in the 2018 OFC Champions League. In September 2018, Soromon joined New Zealand Football Championship side Southern United FC.{{cite web|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football/new-faces-help-southern-utd-progress|title=New faces to help Southern Utd progress|website=Otago Daily Times|date=18 September 2018|accessdate=22 February 2019}} He made his league debut for the club on 26 January 2019 in a 0–0 draw with Team Wellington, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Abdulla Al-Kasily.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/27/new-zealand/premiership/otago-united-fc-dunedin/team-wellington/2917707/|title=Southern United vs. Team Wellington – 26 January 2019 – Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com|accessdate=22 February 2019}}
In 2021 he played for Suva.{{cite web |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/players-thankful-vanuatu-imports-looked-after-well/ |title=Players thankful – Vanuatu imports looked after well |publisher=Fiji Times |date=17 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2023}}
National team
In 2017 Soromon was called up for the Vanuatu national football team. He made his debut on 23 November 2017, in a 1–0 loss against Estonia.{{cite web | url=http://dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/vff-i-anaonsem-pacific-mini-games-tim/article_12e83f3c-4b3d-5667-929c-728388b8e738.html | title=VFF i anaonsem Pacific Mini Games tim| publisher=dailypost.vu | date=22 November 2017 | accessdate=23 November 2017}} He came on in the 66 minute of play for Tony Kaltack. He scored his first senior international goal on 2 December 2017 in a 2–1 victory over New Caledonia at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/18669/Vanuatu_New_Caledonia.html|title=Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia (2:1)|website=national-football-teams.com|accessdate=22 February 2019}}
Private life
Two family members of Azariah play for the Vanuatu women's national football team: Brenda Anis and Emilia Taravaki.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Career statistics
=International=
{{Updated|match played 1 December 2023}}{{NFT player|69477|access-date=29 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Vanuatu
|2017 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 10 |
:Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soromon goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Azariah Soromon |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|2 December 2017}} |Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |{{fb|New Caledonia}} |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |style="text-align:center"|2–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|6 December 2017}} |rowspan="2"|Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Tonga}} |style="text-align:center"|2–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 |rowspan="2"|2017 Pacific Mini Games |
| style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|4
|{{dts|9 December 2017}} |Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |{{fb|Fiji}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |2017 Pacific Mini Games |
| style="text-align:center"|5
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|12 December 2017}} |rowspan="2"|Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Tuvalu}} |style="text-align:center"|5–0 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|10–0 |rowspan="2"|2017 Pacific Mini Games |
| style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|8–0 |
| style="text-align:center"|7
|{{dts|17 November 2018}} |Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |{{fb|New Caledonia}} |style="text-align:center"|– |style="text-align:center"|2–2 |
| style="text-align:center"|8
|{{dts|23 November 2023}} |Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |{{fb|Papua New Guinea}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |
| style="text-align:center"|9
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|1 December 2023}} |rowspan="2"|Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |rowspan="2"|{{fb|Fiji}} |style="text-align:center"|1–1 |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–4 |rowspan="2"|2023 Pacific Games |
| style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|2–1 |
Honours
=Player=
References
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External links
- [https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/azariah-soromon-player-stats Profile at FOX Sports]
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Category:Vanuatuan men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Vanuatu men's international footballers
Category:New Zealand Football Championship players
Category:Southern United FC players
Category:Vanuatu men's under-20 international footballers
Category:Nalkutan F.C. players
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