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.
Career statistics International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsVanuatu2017662018212019602022202023103Total2610
Scores and results list Vanuatu's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soromon goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Azariah SoromonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu2–12–12017 Pacific Mini Games2Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu2–05–02017 Pacific Mini Games 33–04Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu 1–11–12017 Pacific Mini Games 5Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu 5–010–02017 Pacific Mini Games 68–07Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu –2–2Friendly8Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands1–11–12023 Pacific Games9Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands 1–12–42023 Pacific Games102–111 Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu1–12–2Friendly12 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji 4–1 4–1 2026 MSG Prime Minister's Cup
Honours Vanuatu Pacific Mini Games: Gold Medalist, 2017 MSG Prime Minister's Cup: Runner-Up, 2026 ; 3rd place 2023
References
External links Profile at FOX Sports