Marco Soares (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Paulo Silva Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEL Limassol | ||
| Number | 60 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | GDR Portugal | ||
| 1995–1996 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1996–1998 | GDR Portugal | ||
| 1998–2003 | Barreirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Barreirense | 96 | (8) |
| 2006–2012 | União Leiria | 67 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | → Olhanense (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Pandurii (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Omonia | 40 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | 1º Agosto | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | AEL Limassol | 68 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006– | Cape Verde | 41 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 21 August 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2017 | |||
Marco Paulo da Silva Soares (born 16 June 1984) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AEL Limassol as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Setúbal, Portugal, Soares started playing professionally with F.C. Barreirense, competing two seasons in the third division and one in the second. In 2006 he signed for U.D. Leiria, but only made two Primeira Liga appearances in his first two years combined, also serving two loans in the process, one of them in Romania with CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
Soares returned to Leiria for the 2008–09 campaign, helping União return to the top flight after a one-year absence. Eventually, he would also gain team captaincy.
On 31 October 2010, during a 1–2 home loss against Sporting Clube de Portugal – where he started his youth career in 1997 – Soares fractured his left leg while attempting a shot, being sidelined for four months. After returning, he contributed with 14 games in 2011–12 as his team suffered relegation.
International career
Soares opted to represent Cape Verde internationally. He was a member of the squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign and, after the national team was eliminated, was called up for friendlies with Malta and Angola, in August 2009.[1]
On 24 May 2010, he appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal who was preparing for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, playing the entire match as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw.[2]
Club statistics
- As of match played on 29 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barreirense | 2003–04[3] | Portuguese Second Division | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2004–05[3] | Portuguese Second Division | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06[3] | Portuguese Second Division | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 96 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 99 | 8 | |||
| União Leiria | 2006–07[3] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[3] | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008–09[3] | Segunda Liga | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10[3] | Primeira Liga | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11[3] | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[3] | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Olhanense (loan) | 2006–07[3] | Segunda Liga | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| Pandurii (loan) | 2007–08[3] | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Omonia | 2012–13[4] | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2013–14[4] | Cypriot First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| 1º Agosto | 2014[3] | Girabola | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2015[3] | Girabola | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| AEL Limassol | 2015–16[3] | Cypriot First Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 236 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 19 | ||
Honours
- Barreirense
- Omonia
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2012
- AEL Limassol
- Cypriot Super Cup: 2015
References
- ^ "Selecção nacional de futebol: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola". Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde". USA Today. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Marco Soares". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Marco Soares". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- Marco Soares at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Marco Soares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marco Soares – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Setúbal
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- F.C. Barreirense players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Liga I players
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
- Cypriot First Division players
- AC Omonia players
- AEL Limassol players
- C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players
- Cape Verde international footballers
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Angola
- Portuguese expatriates in Romania