Brandon_Soppy
Brandon Soppy
French footballer (born 2002)
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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Schalke 04 (on loan from 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 30 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- 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.
- "Welcome, Soppy!". Atalanta BC. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "Brandon Soppy joins Torino". Atalanta BC. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- "Brandon Soppy joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.
- Brandon Soppy at Soccerway
- "Brandon Soppy - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
- Profile at the FC Schalke 04 website
- Brandon Soppy at WorldFootball.net
- Brandon Soppy – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Brandon Soppy at the French Football Federation (in French)