Brandon Soppy

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Brandon Soppy
Personal information
Full name Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflorent Soppy [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Aubervilliers, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
(on loan from Atalanta)
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2017 CFF Paris
2017–2020 Rennes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Rennes II 12 (0)
2020–2021 Rennes 10 (0)
2021–2022 Udinese 29 (0)
2022– Atalanta 15 (0)
2023–2024 → Torino (loan) 5 (0)
2024– → Schalke 04 (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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2019 Brazil
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflorent Soppy (born 21 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04, on loan from Atalanta.

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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. [2]

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. [2] In August 2020, Soppy made his Ligue 1 debut aged 18, in a 2–2 draw against Lille. [3]

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. [3]

Atalanta

On 19 August 2022, Soppy joined fellow Serie A side Atalanta. [3]

Loan to Torino

He then moved to Torino on a season-long loan on 31 August 2023. [4]

Loan to Schalke 04

On 1 February 2024, he was loaned to German club Schalke 04 until the end of the season. [5]

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 March 2024 [6] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes II 2018–19 National 3 10——10
2019–20 National 3100——100
2020–21 National 310——10
Total120——120
Rennes 2020–21 Ligue 1 100002 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Udinese 2021–22 Serie A 28020—300
2022–23 Serie A1010—20
Total29030—320
Atalanta 2022–23 Serie A15010—160
Torino (loan) 2023–24 Serie A5000—50
Schalke 04 (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 30——30
Career total7404020800
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profile".
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 3 "Welcome, Soppy!". Atalanta BC. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Brandon Soppy joins Torino". Atalanta BC. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Brandon Soppy joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Brandon Soppy at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  7. ↑ "Brandon Soppy - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
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