Jorginho Soares

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Jorginho Soares
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position Centre-back
Youth career
VV Spijkenisse
–2016 Dordrecht
2016–2017 VV Spijkenisse
2017–2020 Heerenveen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 VV Spijkenisse
2021–2022 ASWH 21 (1)
2022–2024 Telstar 32 (0)
2024 → Terrassa (loan) 12 (0)
2024–2025 Emmen 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025

Jorginho Soares (born 25 September 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Early years

Soares played youth football in the youth teams of Dordrecht and VV Spijkenisse. As a 17-year-old, he made his debut for Spijkenisse's first team in the Hoofdklasse, and helped the team win the title of the 2016–17 Saturday A division. [2] [3] In 2017, at the age of 18, he moved to SC Heerenveen's academy. However, due in part to injuries, he never made his breakthrough at that club. [4]

ASWH

In December 2021, after more than a year without a club, Soares joined Tweede Divisie club ASWH. [2] [5] He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2022, starting in a 3–1 victory against GVVV. [6] He remained a starter from then on, and extended his contract with the club on 20 February 2022. [7] On 12 March, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–2 home draw against Koninklijke HFC. [8] [9]

Telstar

On 14 July 2022, Soares signed a one-year contract with an option for two additional years with Eerste Divisie club Telstar after a successful trial. [10] [11] He made his professional debut on 8 August 2022, replacing Mihkel Ainsalu in the 81st minute of a 1–1 draw against Jong Ajax. [12]

On 29 March 2023, Telstar announced the extension of Soares' contract, keeping him at the club until 2025. [13]

On 1 February 2024, Soares moved on loan to Terrassa, playing in the Spanish fourth-tier Segunda Federación. [14] He returned to Telstar at the end of the season after making 12 appearances for Terrassa. [15]

Emmen

On 19 July 2024, Soares signed a contract with Emmen for two seasons, with an option for a third. [16] The contract was mutually terminated on 2 December 2025. [17]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Soares holds Cape Verdean citizenship. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 May 2025 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ASWH 2021–22 Tweede Divisie 21100—211
Telstar 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 15020—170
2023–24 Eerste Divisie17010—180
Total32030—350
Terrassa (loan) 2023–24 Segunda Federación 120——120
Emmen 2024–25 Eerste Divisie19000—190
Career total8413000871

    Honours

    VV Spijkenisse

    References

    1. ↑ "J. Soares – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    2. 1 2 "Jorginho Soares sluit aan bij ASWH". ASWH (in Dutch). 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    3. ↑ "Amateurvoetbal: Spijkenisse en Rijsoord kampioen". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 13 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    4. ↑ "Jorginho Soares (ex-ASWH) debuteert in betaald voetbal". VoetbalRotterdam (in Dutch). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    5. ↑ "ASWH trekt Jorginho Soares aan". VoetbalRotterdam (in Dutch). 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    6. ↑ "ASWH vs. GVVV – 12 februari 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    7. ↑ "Jorginho Soares blijft langer bij ASWH". Regio-Voetbal (in Dutch). 20 February 2022. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    8. ↑ "ASWH vs. Koninklijke HFC – 12 March 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    9. ↑ Spierenburg, Rob (13 March 2022). "Geef de top drie van tweede divisie een trainingskamp of een extra rondje in het bekertoernooi. Het zou de spanning in de tweede divisie ten goede komen, denkt Gertjan Tamerus na remise HFC tegen ASWH". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    10. ↑ "Soares is een Witte Leeuw". SC Telstar (Press release) (in Dutch). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    11. ↑ "Testspeler Jorginho Soares sleept contract bij Telstar uit het vuur". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    12. ↑ "Ajax II vs. Telstar – 8 August 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    13. ↑ "Telstar zegt contract van aanvoerder Glynor Plet formeel op. Opties Jorginho Soares en Joey Houweling gelicht". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    14. ↑ "EL CENTRAL SOARES S'INCORPORA AL TERRASSA FC CEDIT PEL SC TELSTAR VELSEN" [CENTRE-BACK SOARES JOINS TERRASSA FC ON LOAN FROM SC TELSTAR VELSEN] (in Catalan). Terrassa. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
    15. ↑ Pus, Milton (29 May 2024). "Het regent contracten in Velsen-Zuid, Telstar legt vijftal spelers langer vast". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
    16. ↑ "FC EMMEN CONTRACTEERT JORGINHO SOARES" [FC EMMEN SIGNS JORGINHO SOARES] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
    17. ↑ "FC Emmen en Jorginho Soares nemen afscheid van elkaar" [FC Emmen and Jorginho Soares say goodbye to each other] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
    18. ↑ Oude Nijeweeme, Mart (29 July 2023). "Telstar-verdediger keek de dood in de ogen: 'Had einde verhaal kunnen zijn'". Voetbalzone (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
    19. ↑ Jorginho Soares at WorldFootball.net
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