| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Spijkenisse, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Emmen | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Spijkenisse | |||
| –2016 | Dordrecht | ||
| 2016–2017 | VV Spijkenisse | ||
| 2017–2020 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | VV Spijkenisse | ||
| 2021–2022 | ASWH | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Telstar | 32 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Terrassa (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Emmen | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2025 | |||
Jorginho Soares (born 25 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Emmen. Born in the Netherlands, he holds Cape Verdean citizenship. [2]
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. [3] [4] 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. [5]
In December 2021, after more than a year without a club, Soares joined Tweede Divisie club ASWH. [3] [6] He made his debut for the club on 12 February 2022, starting in a 3–1 victory against GVVV. [7] He remained a starter from then on, and extended his contract with the club on 20 February 2022. [8] On 12 March, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–2 home draw against Koninklijke HFC. [9] [10]
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. [11] [12] He made his professional debut on 8 August 2022, replacing Mihkel Ainsalu in the 81st minute of a 1–1 draw against Jong Ajax. [13]
On 29 March 2023, Telstar announced the extension of Soares' contract, keeping him at the club until 2025. [14]
On 1 February 2024, Soares moved on loan to Terrassa, playing in the Spanish fourth-tier Segunda Federación. [15] He returned to Telstar at the end of the season after making 12 appearances for Terrassa. [16]
On 19 July 2024, Soares signed a contract with Emmen for two seasons, with an option for a third. [17]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ASWH | 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |
| Telstar | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Terrassa (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
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