![]() Soares in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 May 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Sofia | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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– | Slavia Sofia | 57 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Cape Verde | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023 ‡ 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 for Slavia Sofia. [1] Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
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]
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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