Brandon Soppy

Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflo Soppy (born 21 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as right-back for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Atalanta.

Brandon Soppy
Personal information
Full name Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflo Soppy[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002
Place of birth Aubervilliers, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Torino
(on loan from 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– → Torino (loan) 0 (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:31, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Club 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] He 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, he 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]

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]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  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.


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