Azariah Soromon (born 1 March 1999) is a Ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a forward for Fijian club Suva F.C and the Vanuatu national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Azariah Kenneth Soromon | ||
Date of birth | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Vanuatu | ||
Height | 1,73 m | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Suva F.C. | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Teouma Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Tupuji Imere | ||
2018 | Nalkutan | ||
2018–2019 | Southern United | 6 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Malampa Revivors | ||
2020–2021 | Tupuji Imere | ||
2021– | Suva F.C. | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Vanuatu U20 | 2 | (0) |
2017– | Vanuatu | 14 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2019 |
Soromon started his career in the national Teouma Academy. In 2015 he joined his hometown club Tupuji Imere. In January 2018 he moved to Nalkutan to play for them in the 2018 OFC Champions League. In September 2018, Soromon joined New Zealand Football Championship side Southern United FC.[2] He made his league debut for the club on 26 January 2019 in a 0-0 draw with Team Wellington, coming on as an 89th minute substitute for Abdulla Al-Kasily.[3]
In 2017 Soromon was called up for the Vanuatu national football team. He made his debut on 23 November 2017, in a 1–0 loss against Estonia.[4] He came on in the 66 minute of play for Tony Kaltack. He scored his first senior international goal on 2 December 2017 in a 2-1 victory over New Caledonia at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games.[5]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 2 December 2017 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
2. | 6 December 2017 | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
3. | 3–0 | |||||
4. | 9 December 2017 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
5. | 12 December 2017 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | ![]() | 5–0 | 10–0 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
6. | 8–0 | |||||
7. | 17 November 2018 | Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | ![]() | ?–? | 2–2 | Friendly |
Two family members of Azariah play for the Vanuatu women's national football team: Brenda Anis and Emilia Taravaki.[citation needed]
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