Ludovic Soares

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Ludovic Soares
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Soares in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Thonon-les-Bains, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Evian B 41 (2)
2015–2016 Evian 25 (0)
2016–2017 Red Star 0 (0)
2017–2019 Clermont 10 (0)
2017–2019 Clermont II 20 (2)
2019–2021 Laval 18 (0)
2019–2021 Laval II 5 (0)
2021–2024 Slavia Sofia 57 (1)
International career
2022– Cape Verde 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023

Ludovic Soares (born 8 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back. [1] Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

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Club career

Soares joined Évian Thonon Gaillard in 2007. He made his senior debut as a late substitute in the first game of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, a 0–0 draw against Nîmes. [2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 September 2015. [3]

Released by Évian TG, Soares signed for Red Star on a two-year deal in July 2016. [4]

In July 2017, Soares signed a three-year deal with Clermont Foot. [5]

Soares joined Laval from Clermont in the summer of 2019, he started the 2019–20 season as first choice left-back. He gradually lost his place during the season and suffered from injury. He agreed mutual termination of his contract in January 2021, having made 18 league appearances for the club. [6]

On 12 July 2021, Soares signed a three-year deal with Slavia Sofia. [7]

International career

Soares was born in France, and is Cape Verdean by descent. [8] He debuted with the Cape Verde national team on 23 March 2022, in a 2–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe. [9]

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References

  1. "L. SOARES". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. "Nîmes vs Evian TG 0–0". Soccerway. 31 July 2015.
  3. "Premier contrat pro pour deux jeunes de l'ETG" (in French). ODS Radio. 8 September 2015.
  4. "Mercato : Ludovic Soares (ETG) au Red Star" (in French). L'Équipe. 27 July 2016.
  5. "Franck Honorat de Nice à Clermont" (in French). francefootball.com. 14 July 2017.
  6. "Stade lavallois. Laval et Ludovic Soares se séparent" (in French). Ouest France. 21 January 2021.
  7. "Соарес подписа със Славия" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 12 July 2021.
  8. "Ludovic Soares disponível para representar os "Tubarões Azuis" - Primeiro diário caboverdiano em linha - A SEMANA". www.asemana.publ.cv. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
  9. "Live events Guadalupe vs Cape Verde - International Friendly 2022". www.besoccer.com. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.