Platini (Cape Verdean footballer)

Platini
Platini in action for Cape Verde in 2013
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Almada Soares
Date of birth (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Politehnica Iași
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Sporting Praia
2008–2010 Académica 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Tourizense (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2010 → Sertanense (loan) 28 (2)
2010–2013 Santa Clara 80 (10)
2013–2014 Omonia 29 (3)
2014–2015 CSKA Sofia 24 (1)
2015–2016 Al Ittihad 5 (1)
2016–2017 Dibba Al-Hisn
2017–2018 Politehnica Iași 33 (7)
2018 Sanat Naft 5 (0)
2018– Politehnica Iași 4 (0)
National team‡
2012– Cape Verde 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018

Luís Carlos Almada Soares (born 16 April 1986), commonly known as Platini, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Romanian club FC Politehnica Iași as a winger.

He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, and chose his name in honour of French international Michel Platini.[1]

Club career

Portugal

Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Platini started playing football for the local team Sporting Clube da Praia, making his debut in 2006. He moved to Portugal in 2008, joining Associação Académica de Coimbra.[1]

Platini never appeared officially for the Students, who loaned him to two Portuguese Second Division clubs in consecutive seasons, G.D. Tourizense and Sertanense FC. In the summer of 2010 he signed a three-year contract with C.D. Santa Clara in the Segunda Liga,[2] appearing in 19 games for the Azores team in his first year, 11 as a substitute; one of his two goals came on 31 October 2010, in a 2–0 home win against C.F. Os Belenenses.[3]

Cyprus / Bulgaria

On 22 June 2013, Platini joined Cypriot First Division side AC Omonia.[4] In July of the following year, he signed for two seasons with PFC CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria.[5]

Politehnica Iași

In the summer of 2017, after ending his contract with United Arab Emirates side Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club,[6] Platini signed with Romanian club CSM Politehnica Iași on a two-year deal.[7] On 26 October, he scored the only goal in the 1–0 victory over FC Steaua București.[8]

International career

Platini made his debut for Cape Verde in 2012. He scored the Blue Sharks' first goal in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – also a first-ever in the tournament – opening the scoring in the 1–1 draw against Morocco in Durban.[9]

Career statistics

International goals

As of 7 September 2013 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Platini goal)[10]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 January 2013Moses Mabhida, Durban, South Africa Morocco
1–0
1–1
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
2.7 September 2013Stade Olympique, Radès, Tunisia Tunisia
1–0
2–0
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Sporting Praia

References

  1. 1 2 "Um ano após 'Platini africano' nascer, Platini francês encerrava sua carreira" [One year after 'African' Platini was born, French Platini ended his career] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cape Verdean athlete Platini reinforces Santa Clara". A Semana. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Santa Clara vence Belenenses por 2–0" [Santa Clara beat Belenenses by 2–0] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Παίκτης της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Λουίς Κάρλος Αλμάντα Σοάρες – Πλατινί (Omonia player Luís Carlos Almada Soares – Platini); AC Omonia, 22 June 2013 (in Greek)
  5. ↑ "Подписаха с Платини и таран" [Platini and a forward from Luxembourg have signed their contracts] (in Bulgarian). 7 Sport. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Platini în Copou" [Platini to Copou] (in Romanian). ProSport. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Poli Iasi face 4 transferuri noi" [Poli Iasi make 4 new signings] (in Romanian). Pro X. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "VIDEO Supergol în Liga 1! Platini de la CSM Poli Iași și-a respectat numele și i-a făcut pe fani să-l aplaude în picioare" [VIDEO Wonder goal in Liga 1! Platini from CSM Poli Iaşi honoured his name and made fans cheer him]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Cape Verde were denied an historic Africa Cup of Nations upset, after Morocco levelled to draw 1–1 in Durban". BBC Sport. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Platini – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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