Michael Williams Soeoth (born 1 June 2007) is an Indonesian footballer who plays fullback for New Zealand club Eastern Suburbs. He is an Indonesian diaspora/abroad player.[1]
 Soeoth playing for One Tree Hill College in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Williams Soeoth | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Manado, Indonesia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2021-2022 | Ellerslie AFC | ||
| 2024- | Eastern Suburbs | ||
Early life
editMichael Soeoth was born in Manado, North Sulawesi. He lived in Manado with his grandparents for 9 years before moving to New Zealand in 2016 to live with his parents. Soeoth is the son of Billy Soeoth and Sandra Tuju who is from the Minahasan Regency.[2] Soeoth is a teenager from Manado who attends One Tree Hill College and has a career abroad playing football in Auckland and someday hopes to become a national team player for the Indonesia national football team.[2]
Soeoth is being monitored with playing overseas and in the database of Ministry of the Youth and Sport of Republic of Indonesia.
Soeoth has gained recognition on local news outlets in Manado[2] and on social media platforms[3][4] for his notable football career outside of Indonesia and being a full blooded Indonesian holding Indonesian citizenship.[5][6]
Before pursuing a career in football, Soeoth had desires to play badminton for Indonesia as a kid. Soeoth in fact won a gold medal in the College Sport Auckland badminton tournament when playing for his school.[7]
Club career
editSoeoth attended an open trial where he was selected to play for the Under 14 and Under 15 Ellersie AFC team during the 2021-2022 season. In 2021 Soeoth was the top goal scorer for his Under 14 team[2]. Soeoth currently plays for Eastern Suburbs 17th Grade Academy team since 2024.[8][9]
Soeoth plays with Eastern Suburbs that competes in the NRF Youth U17 Championship.[10]
Soeoth also has been playing football for a school team in New Zealand with One Tree Hill College since 2021. Soeoth was successfully selected through a selection process to play for the school football junior academy team when he was 13 years old[2]. In 2022 Soeoth won the 14B East[11] in College Sport Auckland tournament with the One Tree Hill College junior academy.[12] In 2023, Soeoth was selected to be part of One Tree Hill College 1st XI senior team that played in the A4 of College Sport Auckland division.[13] In 2024 Soeoth was part of the One Tree Hill College 1st XI senior team that went undefeated for 9 games straight of in all of College Sport Auckland division until the undefeated streak ended after losing 4-0 in the last seasonal game and missing out on A3 promotion.[14]
During his football career overseas in New Zealand, Soeoth has worked with coaches such as Ben Fletcher at Ellerslie AFC.[15] He also has been coached by Dylan Manickum, Adam Thomas, Francis De Vries, Luis Toomey and Noah Billingsley with school football. These coaches that Soeoth has worked with has all played at a professional level and have played for the New Zealand national football team.[1][9]
Soeoth is coached by Zach Haydon at Eastern Suburbs[16] who is also a New Zealand national football team staff.[17]
Style of play
editPredominantly a left-back, Soeoth is a left foot football player who usually likes to whip in crosses from the left flank for the players to attack. His different ranges of passing and techniques makes him a great modern fullback.
References
edit- ^ a b Tangkudung, F. G. (2024-01-29). "Michael Soeoth, Remaja Asal Manado yang Main di New Zealand". Newsantara.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e Talumedun, Gryfid (1 February 2024). "Sosok Michael Soeoth: Remaja Manado Sulut yang Berkarir di New Zealand, Ingin Jadi Pemain Timnas". Tribunmanado.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Reza, Ahmad. "Pemain muda Indonesia yang saat ini berkarir di New Zealand". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "Pemain Keturunan". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ Indobloodtalent. "New talent". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ halfblood_indonesie. "New tallent". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "Badminton New Zealand - 2021 Term 2 Secondary Schools Competition - General". bnz.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ Hariyanto, Ferra. "Michael Soeoth Sosok Pemain Muda Indonesia yang berkiprah di New Zealand - Portibi News". Michael Soeoth Sosok Pemain Muda Indonesia yang berkiprah di New Zealand - Portibi News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ a b Farizham, Arief Farizham (20 May 2024). "Mengenal Michael Soeoth, Pemain Keturunan Indonesia yang Belajar di Selandia Baru".
- ^ "Northern Region Football". www.nrf.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "Grade winners 2022 College Sport Auckland" (PDF). collegesport.co.nz.
- ^ Karensa, Ridwan. "Profil Michael Soeoth, Winger di Akademi Sepak Bola One Tree Hill yang Memiliki Paspor Indonesia - Pengabar". Profil Michael Soeoth, Winger di Akademi Sepak Bola One Tree Hill yang Memiliki Paspor Indonesia - Pengabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "College Sport Auckland final placing 2023" (PDF). collegesport.co.nz.
- ^ "College sport Auckland Senior grade season results" (PDF). collegesport.co.nz.
- ^ "Ellerslie AFC Coaches". Ellerslie AFC. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Zach Haydon". Eastern Suburbs AFC. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Team staff for OFC Men's Olympic Qualifier". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-10-10.