Emran Soglo

English footballer (born 2005)

Emran Soglo
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Créteil, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 37
Youth career
Sucy FC
0000–2013 RC Joinville
2013–2015 US Lusitanos Saint-Maur
2015–2021 Chelsea
2022 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Marseille B 9 (0)
2023– Marseille 3 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 England U15
2021–2022 England U17
2023– England U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Emran Soglo (born 11 July 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille.[1] Born in France, he is a youth international for England.

Club career

Soglo joined Chelsea in 2015 at the age of 10.[2] He left the club after six years going on trial with West Ham United.[3] In February 2022, he joined Ligue 1 side Marseille.[4] In August 2023, he made his professional league debut for Marseille, scoring in a 2–2 draw with Metz.[5]

International career

Born in France, grew up in England, and of Beninese descent, Soglo is eligible for both French and English national teams with his dual citizenship, and received calls with the England under-15s and under-17s.[4][2][6] In September 2023, he was called up to the England U20 squad for the first time.[7]

He made his U20 debut on 12 October 2023 during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille II 2021–22 CFA 2 2 0 — — 2 0
2022–23 CFA 2 7 0 — — 7 0
Total 9 0 — — 9 0
Marseille 2023–24 Ligue 1 3 1 1 0 5[a] 0 9 1
Career total 12 1 1 0 5 0 18 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ Emran Soglo at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Emran Soglo signe à l'OM". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "West Ham could be set to snap up teenager Emran Soglo who almost signed for Bayern Munich in the summer". hammers.news. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Football: Emeran Soglo, jeune anglais d'origine béninoise signe à l'OM". La Nouvelle Tribune (in French). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ "METZ VS. MARSEILLE 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Le Français Emran Soglo convoqué avec l'Angleterre U17 !". Foot Mercato (in French). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Training camp squad selected for England MU20s". englandfootball.com. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Report: Romania 2-0 England's Elite League squad". Englandfootball.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

External links

  • Emran Soglo at Soccerway
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Olympique de Marseille – current squad