He then returned to France with Ligue 2 side Auxurre in 2018, prior to joining Bulgarian outfit Botev Plovdiv in 2021 – where he spent two seasons before signing with City ahead of the upcoming Isuzu UTE A-League campaign. In 2015, he took his talents to Hellas Verona – where he featured 90 times in all competitions – alongside a host of quality players including Italian legend Luca Toni, Mexican superstar Rafael Marquez, Giampaolo Pazzini, Moise Kean and Alessio Cerci.ĭuring his time at the club, they were relegated from Serie A in 2016, before achieving promotion back to the Italian top-flight the following year.

He spent the bulk of his career playing for Les rouges, making over 100 appearances over four years and spending a portion of that sharing the pitch with City teammate – Florin Berenguer – who he reunites with almost a decade later. He started his career at Rennes in 2008 and featured alongside the likes of Ghanian forward Asamoah Gyan, former Western United midfielder Tongo Doumbia and French international Yann M’Vila, before signing with Dijon in 2011.

Souprayen arrives in Melbourne after a 15-year career playing across Europe in France, Italy and most recently – Bulgaria. Souprayen is City’s eighth off-season arrival, joining midfielders Tolgay Arslan, Steven Ugarkovic and Terry Antonis, along with experienced keeper Jamie Young and young trio Alessandro Lopane, Zane Schreiber and Patrick Beach as the club’s newest players.Ĭity begin their 2023/24 campaign with an Australia Cup Round of 32 meeting against NPL Victoria champions Oakleigh Cannons on August 13. “Having played 31 games last season, Samuel has shown he is in great physical condition and very capable of performing at a high level. “After a significant turnover of experienced players, he has the perfect character to bring into our changeroom, which was a very important reason for his recruitment. “Samuel is a very experienced defender who has great physical presence, speed and a strong ability to play out from the back,” Petrillo said. “I spoke with Florin Berenguer who had nothing but good things to say about the club and the city, so I’m really excited to be joining Melbourne City.”Ĭity Director of Football Michael Petrillo described Souprayen as the “perfect character” to arrive at the club as they embark on a quasi-rebuild – having parted ways with 11 players this off-season. “Melbourne City is a big club that fights for trophies, and I’m a fierce competitor, so this seemed like the perfect challenge for me. “I decided to come and play in Australia because I like new challenges, and the opportunity to play in a new country and fight for silverware was too good to pass up,” Souprayen said.

Souprayen said he was looking forward to a new challenge down under, having also liaised with Florin Berenguer prior to signing – who he spent time with at Dijon. His arrival helps mitigate the losses of Finnish international Thomas Lam and left-backs Jordan Bos – who signed for Belgian side KVV Westerlo – and recently retired Scott Jamieson as Rado Vidosic’s side looks to re-tool its defence ahead of the upcoming campaign. 📰: #WeAreALeagues /lFoJcvfaPt- Isuzu UTE A-League July 10, 2023

The France U21 international joins the club after a 15-year career in Europe. have announced the signing of French defender Samuel Souprayen on a two-year deal ✍️🇫🇷

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