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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Cédric
Cédric (right) playing for Portugal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares
Date of birth (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Singen, Germany
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 2
Youth career
1999–2010 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Sporting CP 67 (2)
2011–2012 → Académica (loan) 24 (0)
2013 Sporting B 2 (0)
2015– Southampton 21 (0)
International career‡
2006–2007 Portugal U16 11 (1)
2007–2008 Portugal U17 11 (0)
2009 Portugal U18 5 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U19 17 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U20 18 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U21 12 (0)
2014– Portugal 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares (born 31 August 1991), known simply as Cédric, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right back for English club Southampton and the Portugal national team.

His career started with Sporting, going on to appear in 94 competitive games over the course of four Primeira Liga seasons and scoring two goals. He signed for Southampton in 2015.

Having earned 72 caps across all youth levels, Cédric made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany to Portuguese immigrants, Cédric returned to his parents' country at the age of two.[1][2] He joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system in 1999, aged eight.

Cédric made his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 8 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Vitória de Setúbal. For 2011–12 he, alongside teammate Adrien Silva, was loaned to fellow top division club Académica de Coimbra,[3] where he played regularly and won that season's Taça de Portugal, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 triumph against precisely Sporting.[4]

Subsequently Cédric returned to the Lisbon side, being first-choice in the following years under several managers.[5] In the domestic cup final on 31 May 2015, against S.C. Braga, he was sent off in the 14th minute after conceding a penalty with a foul on Djavan, but Sporting eventually won in a shootout.[6]

Southampton

On 18 June 2015, Cédric was announced as the second summer signing for Southampton on a four-year contract,[7] with the English club paying up to €6.5 million (£4.7 million) for his services.[8][9] He made his debut on 30 July, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 win over Vitesse Arnhem at St. Mary's Stadium for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[10] Ten days later he first appeared in the Premier League, assisting the opening goal for Graziano Pellè in an eventual 2–2 draw at Newcastle United before being substituted for Cuco Martina at half time.[11]

International career

Cédric gained 72 caps for Portugal at youth level, including ten for the under-21s. His maiden appearance with the senior team occurred on 11 October 2014, as he started in a 1–2 friendly defeat to France in Paris.[12][13]

Statistics

Club

As of 28 February 2016[14]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Totals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting 2010–11 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Académica 2011–12 24 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Totals 24 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Sporting 2012–13 13 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 23 1
2013–14 28 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 1
2014–15 24 0 4 0 0 0 7 0 30 1
Totals 65 2 7 0 3 0 14 0 89 3
Southampton 2015–16 21 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 23 0
Totals 21 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 23 0
Career total 112 2 12 0 6 0 17 0 147 3

International

As of 29 March 2016[15]
Portugal
Year Apps Goals
2014 2 0
2015 6 0
2016 1 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Sporting
Académica

References

  1. ^ Martins, José (19 October 2014). "Cedric setzt sich hohe Ziele" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 9 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Pereira, Sérgio (21 October 2014). "Memórias do miúdo que foi para o Sporting por causa da Alemanha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Cédric emprestado à Académica" (in Portuguese). Record. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Académica shock Sporting to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Álvaro Magalhães: "Cédric é titular indiscutível no Sporting"" (in Portuguese). Record. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Sporting Lisbon stage remarkable comeback after having man sent off and going 2–0 down after half hour... to win Portuguese Cup on penalties against Braga". Daily Mail. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Saints land Portugal defender Cédric". Southampton F.C. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Comunicado" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Southampton sign Cedric Soares from Sporting Lisbon". BBC Sport. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  10. ^ Williams, Adam (30 July 2015). "Southampton 3–0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  11. ^ Davis, Matt (9 August 2015). "Newcastle 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Cédric na Seleção: "Chegou a minha hora"" (in Portuguese). Relvado. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "France get the better of Portugal". UEFA.com. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Cédric". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  15. ^ "Cédric Soares". European Football. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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