William Soares (footballer, born 1988)

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William Soares
Personal information
Full name William Soares da Silva
Date of birth (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Goiânia, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2009 Vila Nova
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Vila Nova 10 (0)
2009Canedense (loan)
2010–2013 Porto 0 (0)
2010–2011Portimonense (loan) 21 (0)
2011Recreativo (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013Arouca (loan) 12 (0)
2013–2014 Rio Ave 0 (0)
2013–2014Arouca (loan) 35 (1)
2014–2016 União Madeira 68 (3)
2016–2018 Cova da Piedade 70 (0)
2018–2019 Arouca 18 (0)
2019–2020 Gil Vicente 6 (0)
2020–2021 CFR Cluj 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:50, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

William Soares da Silva (born 30 December 1988), sometimes known as just Soares, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

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Football career

Vila Nova

Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Soares joined Vila Nova Futebol Clube's youth system in 2007. After two years with Vila Nova's reserves, he made his debut on 29 September 2009, against Juventude. [1]

Porto and loan to Portimonense

After two season in first team, Soares was moved to Porto, and then was loaned to Portimonense. [2] A investor, used a proxy club Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis, retained 20% economic rights on the future transfer fee received by Porto. Porto had an option to purchase it on or before 30 June 2013. [3]

Recreativo (loan)

In the following season, Soares was loaned again, this time to Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish second level. [4]

Gil Vicente

On 23 May 2019, Gil Vicente announced the signing of Soares on a one-year deal. [5]

CFR Cluj

On 19 October 2020, Soares joined Romanian club CFR Cluj. [6]

Honours

CFR Cluj


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References

  1. Vila Nova 1 - 0 Juventude :: Campeonato Brasileiro Série B 2009; Footballzz, 29 September 2009
  2. Brasileiro Soares novo reforço para o Portimonense; portimonense.pt, 9 July 2010 (in Portuguese)
  3. page 62, Relatório e Contas 2010/2011
  4. Brasileiro do Porto é emprestado a clube da Segunda Divisão espanhola (Porto's Brazilian is loaned to Spanish Second Division club); globoesporte.com, 1 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
  5. Mihaitalazarica (23 May 2019). "Equipa reforçada!" (in Portuguese). Gil Vicente . Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. Mihaitalazarica (19 October 2020). "BUN VENIT, WILLIAM SOARES DA SILVA!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj . Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.