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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 |
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) | 3 | (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 21 March 2024 |
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.
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[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 | |
Torino (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Schalke 04 (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 74 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 0 |