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Samuel Souprayen

Samuel Souprayen

Defender - Centre-Back  at Melbourne City FC
Age37
CitizenshipFrance Réunion
Height1.87 m
Footleft
BornFebruary 18, 1989
at Melbourne City FC 1,049 days · joined 2023-07-10
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value €100k
Rating · 24/25 5.2 Average
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Dijon FCO
top club · 167 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#1679
goals rank
#2234
assists rank
7
season goals
11
season assists

Among 3,233 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.75m
peak value · 2012
€1.50m
top transfer fee · 11/12
2
best season · 23/24
21 / 0
int'l caps / goals
443Appearances
7Goals
11Assists
74Yellow cards
5Red cards
126Full matches (90′)
Full nameSamuel Souprayen
Name in home countryGeorges Marie Samuel Souprayen
Date of birth1989-02-18 (37 yrs)
Place of birthSaint-Benoît, France
CitizenshipFrance Réunion
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height187.00 m
Current clubMelbourne City FC
Joined2023-07-10
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentFoot Management & ...
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Melbourne City FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Melbourne City FC
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: Botev Plovdiv → Melbourne City
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Melbourne City FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Melbourne City FC
26 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Botev Plovdiv
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: AJ Auxerre → Botev Plovdiv
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Botev Plovdiv
29 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — AJ Auxerre
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — AJ Auxerre
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2018
Transfer: Hellas Verona → AJ Auxerre
18/19 · Transfer · €300k
Jul 2018
18/19 — AJ Auxerre, Hellas Verona
31 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hellas Verona
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Hellas Verona
42 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hellas Verona
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Dijon → Hellas Verona
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Dijon FCO
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Dijon FCO
37 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Dijon FCO
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Dijon FCO
38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Stade Rennais → Dijon
11/12 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Stade Rennais FC
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Dijon → Stade Rennais
09/10 · Return from loan
Aug 2009
Transfer: Stade Rennais → Dijon
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Dijon FCO
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Stade Rennais FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Rennes B → Stade Rennais
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Stade Rennais FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2801 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.05/90
22
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
12
Yellow cards2 total · 0.10/90
91
11,299 min
Minutes played by club
Melbourne City FC 32.8%
Botev Plovdiv 18.3%
AJ Auxerre 0.8%
Hellas Verona 0.0%
Dijon FCO 48.0%
Stade Rennais FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Melbourne City FC 4 2023 24/25 51 3 2 3,709
Botev Plovdiv 2 21/22 22/23 60 1 1 2,071
AJ Auxerre 3 18/19 20/21 55 1 2 90
Hellas Verona 4 15/16 18/19 90 0 3 0
Dijon FCO 5 09/10 14/15 167 2 3 5,429
Stade Rennais FC 3 07/08 10/11 20 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€438K2€875K3€1.3M4€1.8M08/0909/10 — 1 assists109/1010/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Dijon FCO)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 1 goals (Dijon FCO)114/1515/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/1818/19 — 1 goals (AJ Auxerre)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/2121/22 — 1 goals (Botev Plovdiv)21/22 — 1 assists221/2222/2323/24 — 2 goals (Melbourne City FC)23/24 — 2 assists423/2424/25 — 1 goals (Melbourne City FC)124/2508/09 — €100K09/10 — €900K10/11 — €1.4M11/12 — €1.5M12/13 — €1.8M13/14 — €1.8M14/15 — €1.3M15/16 — €1M16/17 — €1M17/18 — €900K18/19 — €700K19/20 — €600K20/21 — €500K21/22 — €250K22/23 — €200K23/24 — €100K24/25 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212023: 0020232024: 00202421/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212023: 0020232024: 00202421/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 A-League Men Melbourne City FC 21 1 0 2 0 1,789
23/24 A-League Fin. Melbourne City FC 1 1 0 1 0 120
23/24 A-League Men Melbourne City FC 20 1 2 3 0 1,800
23/24 AFC Champions League Melbourne City FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Bulgarian Cup Botev Plovdiv 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 efbet Liga Botev Plovdiv 23 0 0 2 1 0
22/23 Efbet liga - Relegation gr. Botev Plovdiv 5 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 UECL Quali Botev Plovdiv 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 efbet Liga Botev Plovdiv 24 1 0 6 0 2,071
21/22 Efbet liga - Championship gr. Botev Plovdiv 4 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga Botev Plovdiv 1 0 1 1 0 0
2024 Australia Cup Melbourne City FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Australia Cup Melbourne City FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre 20 0 1 4 0 0
18/19 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 1 1 0 0 0 90
18/19 Italy Cup Hellas Verona 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre 29 0 1 6 1 0
17/18 Italy Cup Hellas Verona 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie A Hellas Verona 22 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Italy Cup Hellas Verona 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie B Hellas Verona 41 0 3 5 0 0
15/16 Italy Cup Hellas Verona 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Serie A Hellas Verona 20 0 0 5 1 0
14/15 Coupe de France Dijon FCO 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Coupe de la Ligue Dijon FCO 2 0 0 0 1 0
14/15 Ligue 2 Dijon FCO 28 1 0 2 0 2,512
13/14 Coupe de France Dijon FCO 3 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 Coupe de la Ligue Dijon FCO 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ligue 2 Dijon FCO 33 1 1 8 1 2,917
12/13 Coupe de la Ligue Dijon FCO 1 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Ligue 2 Dijon FCO 27 0 0 9 0 0
11/12 Coupe de France Dijon FCO 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Coupe de la Ligue Dijon FCO 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Ligue 1 Dijon FCO 34 0 1 6 0 0
10/11 Coupe de France Stade Rennais FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Coupe de la Ligue Stade Rennais FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Ligue 1 Stade Rennais FC 16 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 Coupe de France Dijon FCO 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Ligue 2 Dijon FCO 31 0 1 3 0 0
08/09 Coupe de la Ligue Stade Rennais FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Coupe de France Stade Rennais FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2008-07-01 Rennes B Stade Rennais Transfer 0
09/10 2009-08-31 Stade Rennais Dijon Loan 100000
09/10 2010-06-30 Dijon Stade Rennais Return from loan 1400000
11/12 2011-07-01 Stade Rennais Dijon Transfer 1500000 €1.50m
15/16 2015-07-01 Dijon Hellas Verona Transfer 1000000
18/19 2018-08-17 Hellas Verona AJ Auxerre Transfer 700000 €300k
21/22 2021-07-23 AJ Auxerre Botev Plovdiv Transfer 250000
23/24 2023-07-10 Botev Plovdiv Melbourne City Transfer 100000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 muscular problems 2015-12-10 2015-12-18 9 2
15/16 Inflammation in the ankle joint 2016-01-15 2016-03-20 66 11
15/16 Adductor injury 2016-04-25 2016-05-22 28 4
23/24 Groin injury 2024-01-18 2024-02-08 22 3
24/25 unknown injury 2025-02-12 2025-02-18 7 1
24/25 Calf problems 2025-04-09 158 8
Current€100k
Peak€1.75m
Low€50k
Δ since start+—
€50k€475k€900k€1.33m€1.75m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25250 6 0 former national player
Team #23658 2 0 former national player
Team #23101 10 0 former national player
Team #9323 3 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Baptiste Reynet 1 0 0
Abdoulaye Bamba 1 0 0
Ousseynou Cissé 2 0 0
Julio Tavarès 2 0 0
Nícolas 1 0 0
Johan Gastien 2 0 0
Daniel Bessa 1 0 0
Viktor Genev 1 0 0
Jordan Marié 2 0 0
Antonio Caracciolo 1 0 0
Dylan Mertens 1 0 0
Koro Koné 1 1 0
Matteo Bianchetti 1 0 0
Antoine Baroan 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
18/19 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 1 1
24/25 A-League Men Melbourne City FC 1 21
14/15 Ligue 2 Dijon FCO 1 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Serie B Hellas Verona 3 41
23/24 A-League Men Melbourne City FC 2 20
09/10 Ligue 2 Dijon FCO 1 31

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
09/10 2010-06-30 Dijon Stade Rennais Return from loan €1.40m
09/10 2009-08-31 Stade Rennais Dijon Loan €100k

Last 50 matches for Melbourne City FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-03 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 5–1 Sydney FC Available
2025-04-26 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Adelaide United Available
2025-04-19 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Melbourne City FC INJURED Calf problems
2025-04-11 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar INJURED Calf problems
2025-04-05 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2025-03-29 AUS1 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City FC Available
2025-03-12 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-03-07 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Macarthur FC Available
2025-02-28 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2025-02-22 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Melbourne City FC Available
2025-02-15 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Perth Glory INJURED unknown injury
2025-02-07 AUS1 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne City FC Available
2025-01-25 AUS1 Macarthur FC 1–0 Melbourne City FC Available
2025-01-18 AUS1 Auckland FC 3–0 Melbourne City FC Available
2025-01-11 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar Available
2025-01-07 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Western United Available
2025-01-03 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-12-31 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-12-21 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-12-15 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 2–2 Auckland FC Available
2024-12-06 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-11-30 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2024-11-10 AUS1 Perth Glory 0–5 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-11-04 AUS1 Western United 0–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-10-26 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–3 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-10-19 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-05-05 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-04-28 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Western United Available
2024-04-20 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-04-14 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 8–0 Perth Glory Available
2024-04-06 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-04-02 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-03-30 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-03-12 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2024-03-09 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-03-01 AUS1 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-02-24 AUS1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-02-17 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-02-10 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 5–1 Melbourne City FC Available
2024-02-02 AUS1 Perth Glory 4–2 Melbourne City FC INJURED Groin injury
2024-01-25 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 1–0 Adelaide United INJURED Groin injury
2024-01-21 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne City FC INJURED Groin injury
2024-01-12 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2024-01-07 AUS1 Western United 1–2 Melbourne City FC Available
2023-12-28 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 8–1 Brisbane Roar Available
2023-12-23 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Available
2023-12-17 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Available
2023-12-08 AUS1 Perth Glory 1–2 Melbourne City FC Available
2023-12-03 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–2 Melbourne City FC Available
2023-11-25 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne City FC Available

Teams faced most often by Samuel Souprayen's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Melbourne Victory 13 1 9 3 13 18 -5 8%
Adelaide United 13 3 6 4 11 16 -5 23%
Valenciennes FC 12 5 4 3 16 11 +5 42%
Nîmes Olympique 12 3 4 5 16 21 -5 25%
AS Nancy Lorraine 12 5 3 4 19 13 +6 42%
AC Ajaccio 12 3 5 4 9 9 0 25%
Perth Glory 11 5 3 3 23 12 +11 45%
Havre AC 10 3 2 5 11 12 -1 30%
Chamois Niortais 10 4 6 0 14 6 +8 40%
FC Sochaux 10 6 3 1 14 8 +6 60%
Western Sydney Wanderers 10 5 2 3 23 16 +7 50%
Central Coast Mariners 10 4 3 3 20 14 +6 40%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 21 1,789 2 0 0 0.1
23/24 26 1,920 4 0 0 0.19
22/23 31 0 3 0 1 0
21/22 29 2,071 9 0 0 0.39
20/21 2 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 23 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 31 90 6 0 1 7
17/18 25 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 42 0 5 0 0 0
15/16 22 0 6 0 1 0
14/15 32 2,512 2 1 1 0.14
13/14 37 2,917 10 0 1 0.34
12/13 28 0 10 0 0 0
11/12 38 0 6 0 0 0
10/11 20 0 2 1 0 0
09/10 32 0 3 2 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 2
168 apps
2 G
4 A
A-League Men
41 apps
2 G
2 A
A-League Fin.
1 apps
1 G
0 A
efbet Liga
47 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Serie B
41 apps
0 G
3 A
UECL Playoffs Efbet Liga
1 apps
0 G
1 A
Ligue 1
50 apps
0 G
1 A
AFC Champions League
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Efbet liga - Relegation gr.
5 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Samuel Souprayen

Who is Samuel Souprayen?

Samuel Souprayen is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Melbourne City FC.

How old is Samuel Souprayen?

Samuel Souprayen is 37 years old. He was born on February 18, 1989 in Saint-Benoît.

What position does Samuel Souprayen play?

Samuel Souprayen plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Samuel Souprayen play for?

Samuel Souprayen currently plays for Melbourne City FC.

How many career goals has Samuel Souprayen scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Samuel Souprayen has scored 7 goals in 443 appearances.

What is Samuel Souprayen's market value?

Samuel Souprayen's most recent reported market value is €100k.