Marco Soares (footballer)

Marco Paulo da Silva Soares (born 16 June 1984) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club F.C. Arouca as a defensive midfielder.

Marco Soares
Personal information
Full name Marco Paulo da Silva Soares
Date of birth (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arouca
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)
2015–2018 AEL Limassol 100 (5)
2018–2019 Feirense 17 (0)
2019– Arouca 22 (0)
National team‡
2006– Cape Verde 46 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2018

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 a combined two Primeira Liga appearances in his first two years, 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 become club captain.[1]

On 31 October 2010, during a 1–2 home loss against Sporting CP – where he had played youth football – Soares fractured his left leg while attempting a shot, being sidelined for four months.[2] After returning, he contributed with 14 matches 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.[3]

On 24 May 2010, Soares appeared in a friendly in Covilhã against 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.[4]

Club statistics
As of match played on 29 November 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barreirense 2003–04[5] Portuguese Second Division 32220—342
2004–05[5] Portuguese Second Division 34400—344
2005–06[5] Portuguese Second Division 30210—312
Total 96830—998
União Leiria 2006–07[5] Primeira Liga 1000—10
2007–08[5] Primeira Liga 10102[lower-alpha 1]040
2008–09[5] Segunda Liga 26152—313
2009–10[5] Primeira Liga 17240—212
2010–11[5] Primeira Liga 8010—90
2011–12[5] Primeira Liga 14000—140
Total 67311220805
Olhanense (loan) 2006–07[5] Segunda Liga 15210—162
Pandurii (loan) 2007–08[5] Liga I 10—10
Omonia 2012–13[6] Cypriot First Division 263502[lower-alpha 2]0333
2013–14[6] Cypriot First Division 141002[lower-alpha 2]0161
Total 4045040494
1º Agosto 2014[5] Girabola 20—20
2015[5] Girabola 40—40
Total 60—60
AEL Limassol 2015–16[5] Cypriot First Division 11010—120
Career total 236172126026319
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Barreirense

Omonia

AEL Limassol

References
  1. ""Há jogadores numa situação extrema", diz capitão da U. Leiria" ["Some players are in dire straits", says U. Leiria captain] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. "Marco Soares com fractura da tíbia e talvez do perónio" [Marco Soares with tibia fracture and possibly fibula]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 October 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. "Selecção nacional de futebol: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola" [National football team: list for friendlies with Malta and Angola released]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  4. "Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde". USA Today. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  5. "Marco Soares". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. "Marco Soares". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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