Azariah Soromon


Azariah Soromon is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Southern 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.

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. 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.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu2–12–12017 Pacific Mini Games
2.6 December 2017Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu2–05–02017 Pacific Mini Games
3.6 December 2017Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu3–05–02017 Pacific Mini Games
4.9 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu1–11–12017 Pacific Mini Games
5.12 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu5–010–02017 Pacific Mini Games
6.12 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu8–010–02017 Pacific Mini Games
7.17 November 2018Korman Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu?–?2–2Friendly

Private life

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