Azariah Soromon
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Azariah Soromon (born 1 March 1999) is a Ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a forward for Vanuatu club Vanuatu United and the Vanuatu national team.
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. 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.
In 2021 he played for Suva.
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. 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.
Private life
Two family members of Azariah play for the Vanuatu women's national football team: Brenda Anis and Emilia Taravaki.[citation needed]
Career statistics
International
As of match played 1 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | |
| Total | 26 | 10 |
Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soromon goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | 2–2 | 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 |
Honours
Player
Vanuatu
- Pacific Mini Games: 2017
- MSG Prime Minister's Cup: 3rd place 2023