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Full name | Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflorent 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 | Atalanta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | → Torino (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 5 | (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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 |
Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflorent Soppy (born 21 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as right-back for Serie A club Atalanta.
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 1 February 2024, he was loaned to German club Schalke 04 until the end of the season. [5]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rennes II | 2018–19 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | National 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
Rennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Udinese | 2021–22 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
Atalanta | 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
Torino (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Schalke 04 (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 76 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
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