Brandon Soppy
French / Jamaican / Cameroon footballer (born 2002)
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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 | 16 | (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 14 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Lausanne
On 11 July 2025, Soppy signed a three-year contract with Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland.[6]
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
| 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
