Brandon Soppy

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	Atalanta
Number	93
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 Men's football Representing  France FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 Brazil UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2019 Ireland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 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.

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 27 September 2024[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		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[a]	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
	2024–25	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		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

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "Player profile".
2. 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. "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
7. "Brandon Soppy - Club matches". worldfootball.net.

External links

• 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)