Brandon Soppy
{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brandon Soppy
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflorent Soppy{{cite web |url=https://www-football-fr.translate.goog/football/joueurs/b-soppy-293656.html/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc |title= Player profile}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aubervilliers, France
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2017
| youthclubs1 = CFF Paris
| youthyears2 = 2017–2020
| youthclubs2 = Rennes
| years1 = 2018–2021
| clubs1 = Rennes II
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020–2021
| clubs2 = Rennes
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = Udinese
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2025
| clubs4 = Atalanta
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = → Torino (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024
| clubs6 = → Schalke 04 (loan)
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024–2025
| clubs7 = → Atalanta U23
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = France U17
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = France U18
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2022
| nationalteam4 = France U20
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA U-17 World Cup}}
{{Medal|3rd|2019 Brazil|}}
{{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}}
{{Medal|B|2019 Ireland|}}
| club-update = 25 April 2025
| nationalteam-update =
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Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflorent Soppy (born 21 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as right-back.
Club career
= Early 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.{{Cite web |last=Léger-Moëc |first=Aurélien |date=10 May 2020 |title=À la découverte de Brandon Soppy, la prochaine révélation du Stade Rennais |url=https://www.footmercato.net/a3269191455133474369-a-la-decouverte-de-brandon-soppy-la-prochaine-revelation-du-stade-rennais |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511021944/https://www.footmercato.net/a3269191455133474369-a-la-decouverte-de-brandon-soppy-la-prochaine-revelation-du-stade-rennais |archive-date=11 May 2020 |access-date=19 August 2022 |website=Foot Mercato |language=fr}}
= Rennes =
Soppy signed his first professional contract with Rennes aged 16; the following year, he played for their reserve team in the Championnat National 3. In August 2020, Soppy made his Ligue 1 debut aged 18, in a 2–2 draw against Lille.{{Cite web |date=19 August 2022 |title=Welcome, Soppy! |url=https://www.atalanta.it/en/news/welcome-soppy/ |access-date=19 August 2022 |publisher=Atalanta BC}}
= Udinese =
In summer 2021, Soppy 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.
= Atalanta =
On 19 August 2022, Soppy joined fellow Serie A side Atalanta.
==Loan to Torino==
He then moved to Torino on a season-long loan on 31 August 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.atalanta.it/en/news/brandon-soppy-joins-torino/ |title=Brandon Soppy joins Torino |date=31 August 2023 |publisher=Atalanta BC |access-date=31 August 2023}}
==Loan to Schalke 04==
On 1 February 2024, he was loaned to German club Schalke 04 until the end of the season.{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/soppy-loan-fc-schalke-04-2324/|title=Brandon Soppy joins FC Schalke 04|website=FC Schalke 04|date=1 February 2024}}
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.
Career statistics
{{updated|27 September 2024|{{Soccerway}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/brandon-soppy/2/|title=Brandon Soppy - Club matches|website=worldfootball.net}}}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Rennes II | National 3
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | National 3
|10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | National 3
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| Rennes | Ligue 1
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|Udinese | Serie A
|28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Serie A
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Atalanta | Serie A
|15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| Torino (loan) | Serie A
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2. Bundesliga
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!76 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WorldFootball.net}}
- {{LFP|soppy-brandon}}
- {{FFF player|9522-soppy-brandon}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soppy, Brandon}}
Category:Footballers from Aubervilliers
Category:French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Stade Rennais FC players
Category:Udinese Calcio players
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:Atalanta BC Under-23 players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Germany