Alexandre Miguel Barros Soares

Alex Soares
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Miguel Barros Soares
Date of birth (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2007 Benfica
2007–2008 Odivelas
2008–2009 Oeiras
2009–2010 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Esperança Lagos 27 (4)
2011 Panserraikos 0 (0)
2012–2014 Marítimo B 36 (1)
2013–2017 Marítimo 91 (3)
2017– Omonia 31 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018

Alexandre 'Alex' Miguel Barros Soares (born 1 March 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club AC Omonia as a midfielder.

Football career

Born in Lisbon, Soares played youth football with four local clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 10–16. He made his senior debuts with C.F. Esperança de Lagos, in the fourth division.

In January 2012, after a brief unassuming spell in Greece with Panserraikos FC, Soares returned to his country, joining C.S. Marítimo and being assigned to the reserves in the third level. Two years later, manager Pedro Martins promoted him to the first team.[1]

Soares made his Primeira Liga debut on 18 August 2013, starting and being booked in a 2–1 home win against former team Benfica.[2] He scored his first goal in the competition on 24 November of that year, helping the hosts defeat Gil Vicente F.C. 3–2.[3]

On 3 July 2017, after an average of 23 league appearances at the Estádio do Marítimo, Soares moved abroad again and signed a two-year contract with Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia.[4] He made his debut on 10 September in the season opener, a 2–1 home win against Ethnikos Achna FC,[5] and scored his first goal ten days later with a chip in a 5–2 victory over AEK Larnaca FC.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pedro Martins chamou apenas dois reforços" [Pedro Martins called only two additions]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Exibição paupérrima e opções de Jesus mantêm a má tradição do Benfica" [Awful display and Jesus choices keep Benfica's bad tradition]. Público (in Portuguese). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Marítimo vence Gil Vicente e abandona lugares de descida" [Marítimo defeat Gil Vicente and leave relegation zone] (in Portuguese). TSF. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Άλεξ Σοάρες [Alex Soares is a player of Omonia] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Match report: Νικηφόρο ξεκίνημα [Match report: Winning start] (in Greek). Omonoia News. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Απίστευτο “κρέμασμα” και γκολάρα από τον Άλεξ Σοάρες [Unbelievable "chip" and goal by Alex Soares] (in Greek). Omonoia News. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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