Cédric Soares

Cédric

Cédric (right) playing for Portugal in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares
Date of birth	31 August 1991
Place of birth	Singen, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club 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)
National team^‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ 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

• Taça de Portugal: 2014–15

Académica

• Taça de Portugal: 2011–12

References

1. Martins, José (19 October 2014). "Cedric setzt sich hohe Ziele" [Cedric sets high goals for himself] (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
2. Pereira, Sérgio (21 October 2014). "Memórias do miúdo que foi para o Sporting por causa da Alemanha" [Memoirs of the kid who joined Sporting because of Germany] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
3. "Cédric emprestado à Académica" [Cédric loaned to Académica] (in Portuguese). Record. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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"" [Álvaro Magalhães: "Cédric is an undisputed starter in Sporting"] (in Portuguese). Record. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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"" [Cédric in the national team: "My time has come"] (in Portuguese). Relvado. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
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.

External links

• Cédric Soares at footballzz.co.uk
• Cédric Soares profile at ForaDeJogo
• Cédric Soares career statistics at Soccerbase
• Cédric Soares at National-Football-Teams.com