Beanou-Junior Brandon Deflorent Soppy (born 21 February 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as right-back for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport.
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| Full name | Brandon Soppy[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Atalanta | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Torino (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Atalanta U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Lausanne-Sport | 31 | (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 as of 26 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly career
editSoppy 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
editSoppy 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
editIn 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
editLausanne
editOn 11 July 2025, Soppy signed a three-year contract with Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[6]
Style of play
editInitially 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
edit| 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[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 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ↑ "Player profile".
- 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.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "Bienvenue Brandon Soppy!" [Welcome Brandon Soppy!] (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ Brandon Soppy at Soccerway
- ↑ "Brandon Soppy - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
External links
edit- 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)