Brandon Soppy

Brandon Soppy

 

Country: France

Date of birth: 21/02/2002 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Aubervilliers (France)

Height: 181cm

Youth career: Stade Rennes

Current club: Stade Rennes

Squad number: —

Current national team: France U-18

Position: right-back

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Tournaments participated in: 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (2/0), 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (4/0)

Contract until: 30.06.2021

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Kyle Walker

 

Strengths:

– pace 

– acceleration 

– tackling 

– dribbling 

– ball control 

– athleticism

– agility 

– balance 

 

Weaknesses:

– still has a margin to improve the quality of his crosses

 

Style of play:

– complete full-back

– can also play as a centre-back if needed

– very good agility, strength and coordination, with great pace at all distances

– often looks to burst forward to offer width to the attacking movement in the final third

– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration

– really good passing quality and technique

– known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and close control

– endless energy and his powerful running make him an incredibly useful asset as he brings an offensive value to a team, with a lot of activity during 90 minutes in the right side

– determined and tenacious in defensive phase

– strong, energetic, consistent, aggressive and hard tackling player

– great timing and game reading ability when going forward

– all-action and energetic

 

He is best suited to playing as:

Right-back in 4-3-3.

 

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Achievements:

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League summary (as for 29 September 2019):

No senior team appearances yet.

 

Description:

Brandon Soppy is a product of Stade Rennes youth system. In recent years, Rennes academy has been a source of many talented football players, such as Ousmane Dembélé, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Joris Gnagnon, Sofiane Diop & Jérémy Gelin. Brandon is a part of the new wave of highly talented The Red and Blacks players which includes, among others Yann Gboho, Mathis Picouleau, Lucas Da Cunha, Junior Kadile, Billal Mehajdi and Georginio Rutter. In 2019, he represented France at the 2019 European Under-17 Championship, where he was a member of France national team that deservedly made it to the final, in which they were beaten by a very strong Italy team.

 

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

9/10   

Player has potential to become a key player in a top European club.

 

Links:

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