Azariah Soromon

Azariah Soromon
Personal information
Full name Azariah Kenneth Soromon
Date of birth (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Vanuatu
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Western Strikers
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
2021–2023 Suva F.C. 37 (14)
2024- Western Strikers
International career‡
2017– Vanuatu U20 2 (0)
2017– Vanuatu 26 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023

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]

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]

In 2021 he played for Suva.[4]

National team

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.[5] 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.[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first.[7][8]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  New Caledonia 2–1 2–1 2017 Pacific Mini Games
2. 6 December 2017 Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Tonga 2–0 5–0 2017 Pacific Mini Games
3. 3–0
4. 9 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Fiji 1–1 1–1 2017 Pacific Mini Games
5. 12 December 2017 Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  Tuvalu 5–0 10–0 2017 Pacific Mini Games
6. 8–0
7. 17 November 2018 Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu  New Caledonia 2–0 2–2 Friendly
8. 23 November 2023 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Papua New Guinea 1–1 1–1 2023 Pacific Games
9. 1 December 2023 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Fiji 1–1 2–4 2023 Pacific Games
10. 2–1

Private life

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

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". Otago Daily Times. 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. ^ "Players thankful – Vanuatu imports looked after well". Fiji Times. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ "VFF i anaonsem Pacific Mini Games tim". dailypost.vu. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia (2:1)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Soromon, Azariah". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  8. ^ "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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