Azariah Soromon

Azariah Soromon (born 1 March 1999) is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Southern United and the Vanuatu national team.[1]

Azariah Soromon
Personal information
Full name Azariah Kenneth Soromon
Date of birth (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999
Place of birth Vanuatu
Height 1,73 m
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Southern United
Number 13
Youth career
–2015 Teouma Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Tupuji Imere
2018 Nalkutan
2019– Southern United 4 (0)
National team‡
2017– Vanuatu U20 2 (0)
2017– Vanuatu 13 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2019

Club career

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]

National team

In 2017 Soromon was called up for the Vanuatu national football team. He made his debut on November 23, 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]

International goals
Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first.[6][7]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu New Caledonia2–12–12017 Pacific Mini Games
2.6 December 2017Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tonga2–05–02017 Pacific Mini Games
3.3–0
4.9 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Fiji1–11–12017 Pacific Mini Games
5.12 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tuvalu5–010–02017 Pacific Mini Games
6.8–0
7.17 November 2018Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu New Caledonia?–?2–2Friendly

Private life

Two family members of Azariah play for the Vanuatu women's national football team: Brenda Anis and Emilia Taravaki.

References
  1. "Vanuatu - A. Soromon - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "New faces to help Southern Utd progress". odt.co.nz. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. "Southern United vs. Team Wellington – 26 January 2019 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. "VFF i anaonsem Pacific Mini Games tim". dailypost.vu. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. "Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia (2:1)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. "Soromon, Azariah". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. "Azariah Soromon breaks through as Oceania's new wonderkid". Oceaniafc.com. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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