Azariah Soromon

Azariah Soromon

Personal information
Full name	Azariah Kenneth Soromon
Date of birth	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Vanuatu
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Western Strikers
Youth career
–2015	Teouma Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Tupuji Imere
2018	Nalkutan
2018–2019	Southern United	6	(2)
2019–2020	Malampa Revivors
2020–2021	Tupuji Imere
2021–2023	Suva F.C.	37	(14)
2024-	Western Strikers
International career‡
2017–	Vanuatu U20	2	(0)
2017–	Vanuatu	26	(10)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Vanuatu MSG Prime Minister's Cup 2023 New Caledonia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

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. ^[1]

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. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

In 2021 he played for Suva. ^[4]

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. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

Private life

Two family members of Azariah play for the Vanuatu women's national football team: Brenda Anis and Emilia Taravaki.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career Statistics

International

As of match played 1 December 2023 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Vanuatu	2017	6	6
	2018	2	1
	2019	6	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	10	3
Total		26	10

Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soromon goal.

List of international goals scored by Azariah Soromon

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	2 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	New Caledonia	2–1	2–1	2017 Pacific Mini Games	[8]
2	6 December 2017	Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Tonga	2–0	5–0	2017 Pacific Mini Games	[9]
3				3–0
4	9 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Fiji	1–1	1–1	2017 Pacific Mini Games	[10]
5	12 December 2017	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Tuvalu	5–0	10–0	2017 Pacific Mini Games	[11]
6				8–0
7	17 November 2018	Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu	New Caledonia	–	2–2	Friendly	[12]
8	23 November 2023	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Papua New Guinea	1–1	1–1	2023 Pacific Games	[13]
9	1 December 2023	Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands	Fiji	1–1	2–4	2023 Pacific Games	[14]
10				2–1

Honours

Player

Vanuatu

• MSG Prime Minister's Cup: 3rd place 2023 ^[15]

References

1. "Vanuatu - A. Soromon - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
2. "New faces to help Southern Utd progress". Otago Daily Times . 18 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. "Southern United vs. Team Wellington – 26 January 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
4. "Players thankful – Vanuatu imports looked after well". Fiji Times. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
5. "VFF i anaonsem Pacific Mini Games tim". dailypost.vu. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
6. "Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia (2:1)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
7. "Azariah Soromon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
8. "Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
9. "Vanuatu vs. Tonga". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
10. "Vanuatu vs. Fiji". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
11. "Vanuatu vs. Tuvalu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
12. "Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
13. "Vanuatu vs. Papua New Guinea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
14. "Vanuatu vs. Fiji". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
15. "MSG Prime Minister's Cup-Vanuatu Squad" . Retrieved 18 November 2024.

External links

• Profile at FOX Sports