André Carneiro Soares

André Soares
Personal information
Full name André Tiago Carneiro Soares
Date of birth (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990
Place of birth Vieira do Minho, Portugal
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Gil Vicente
Number 28
Youth career
2000–2001 Vieira
2001–2004 Braga
2004–2009 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2011 Benfica 0 (0)
2009 → Carregado (loan) 3 (0)
2010 → Atlético (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Servette (loan) 12 (0)
2011–2013 Marítimo B 30 (5)
2013–2014 Famalicão 28 (3)
2014–2015 Vilaverdense 23 (4)
2015–2016 Gil Vicente 2 (0)
2016– Vilaverdense 6 (0)
National team
2005–2006 Portugal U16 5 (1)
2007 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2007 Portugal U18 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

André Tiago Carneiro Soares (born 5 March 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vilaverdense as a forward.

Club career

Born in Vieira do Minho, Braga District, Soares started his football career in Vieira at age 10. A year later, he moved to the much larger Sporting de Braga, staying there for three years. In 2004, he traded them for to the under-15 ranks of Benfica, where he completed his development.[1]

When he finished his youth career in 2009, Benfica offered him a professional contract and loaned him to Carregado, in the club first ever season in a professional league.[2] He made his professional debut on 15 November, in Liga de Honra match with Feirense.[3] He made only three appearances in half a season, so Benfica recalled him back and to loan him to Atlético instead.[4] After six months in the Segunda Divisão; in June 2010, Soares moved to the Swiss Challenge League to play for Servette FC on a loan deal.[5] He reunited with his former youth coach at Benfica, João Alves, but was only used sparingly throughout the season.[6]

With his contract with Benfica expired, he moved to Marítimo on 31 August 2011.[7] He competed for their reserve team in the third tier, and remained with them on their promotion to the Segunda Liga in 2012–13.[8] Following his spell at Marítimo, Soares played for Famalicão in the newly created Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, before moving to Vilaverdense a year later.[1][9] His season in Vila Verde caught the attention of Gil Vicente, who signed him in June 2015.[10] They describe him as a technically gifted player, who was one of the best in the Série A of the Campeonato Nacional.[10] Nevertheless, six months later, Soares returned to Vilaverdense, as the club strengthened their squad for the battle of promotion.[11][12]

International career

Soares helped Portugal reach the final of the Val-de-Marne Tournament in October 2005.[13][14][15] He also play the qualifying stage of the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship for Portugal, and received his two final caps at under–18 level, playing a total of ten games for Portugal.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vilaverdense: André Soares chega para as alas" [Vilaverdense: André Soares arrives for the wings]. Agente Desportivo (in Portuguese). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Adriano e André Soares convocados" [Adriando and André Soares called-up]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Feirense-Carregado, 1-0: Adilson dá liderança provisória" [Feirense-Carregado, 1–0: Adilson gives Feirense the league lead]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Adriano Silva, André Soares e Ivan Santos no Atletico" [Adriano Silva, André Soares and Ivan Santos in Atlético]. Atlético CP (in Portuguese) (Serbenfiquista.com). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Urreta e André Soares emprestados" [Urreta and André Soares loaned]. SL Benfica (in Portuguese). 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Benfica, emprestados à lupa: Yebda deu lucro" [Benfica, closer look on the loan deals: Yebda gave a profit]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 26 May 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mercado de transferências" [Transfer market]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Marítimo B-Tondela, 4-1: Ibrahim bisa na goleada" [Marítimo B-Tondela, 4–1, Ibrahim scores a double in thrashing]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "André Soares é o novo reforço do Vilaverdense" [André Soares is the new signing of Vilaverdense]. O Vilaverdense (in Portuguese). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Oficialização de Reforços" [Signings made official]. Gil Vicente (in Portuguese). 18 June 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Vilaverdense FC apresentou os quatro novos reforços" [Vilaverdense FC presents four signings]. Vilaverdense (in Portuguese). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Vilaverdense anuncia três reforços" [Vilaverdense announces three new signings]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Sub-16: Portugal discute título com França" [Under-16: Portugal discusses title with France]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sub-16: Selecção empata na estreia do torneio "Val de Marne"" [Under-16: Portugal draws in the debut of the Val-de-Marne tournament]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 October 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  15. 1 2 "André Soares FPF Profile". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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