Francisco Soares

Francisco Soares
Personal information
Full name Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos
Date of birth (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991
Place of birth Sousa, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 29
Youth career
2007–2008 Palmeiras das Rocas
2009 América-RN
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 América-RN 2 (0)
2010 Botafogo-PB 0 (0)
2011 Sousa
2012–2016 CSP 17 (10)
2012 → Caicó (loan)
2012 → Visão Celeste (loan) 6 (0)
2013 → Cerâmica (loan) 9 (2)
2013 → Treze (loan) 9 (0)
2014 → Veranópolis (loan) 16 (4)
2014 → Pelotas (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Lucena (loan) 7 (3)
2014–2016 → Nacional (loan) 42 (12)
2016–2017 Vitória Guimarães 16 (7)
2017– Porto 40 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2018

Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos (born 17 January 1991), known as Soares, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club FC Porto.

Club career

Brazil

Born in Sousa, Paraíba, but raised in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Soares started his career with Palmeiras FC das Rocas.[1] After impressing with the side he moved to América Futebol Clube (RN) in 2009,[2] initially assigned to the youth setup.

Soares made his professional debut for the latter club on 14 August 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 1–2 Série B home loss against Vila Nova Futebol Clube.[3] He only appeared in one further match in the championship, before being released.

Soares subsequently represented Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Sousa Esporte Clube, Centro Sportivo Paraibano, Caicó EC,[4] Visão Celeste EC, Cerâmica Atlético Clube,[5] Treze Futebol Clube,[6] Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural,[7] Esporte Clube Pelotas[8] and Lucena SC.[9]

Nacional

On 27 January 2015, Soares moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing with Primeira Liga side C.D. Nacional, still owned by CSP.[10] He made his debut for the club on 21 February, replacing Lucas João in a 1–3 away loss against S.C. Braga.[11]

Soares scored his first goal abroad on 20 April 2015, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 Madeira derby at C.S. Marítimo.[12] The following 20 March, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Vitória de Guimarães.[13]

Vitória Guimarães

On 25 May 2016, Soares signed for Vitória de Guimarães.[14] He made his debut for his new team on 14 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss to Braga, and scored his first goal 12 days later in a 5–3 win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, through a penalty.[15]

On 4 November 2016, Soares scored a double in a 2–1 home success over former club Nacional.[16] He finished his spell in Minho with 22 official appearances, and nine goals.

Porto

On 23 January 2017, Soares signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with FC Porto, with a € 40 million clause.[17] His first game took place on 4 February, starting and netting twice in a 2–1 home win against Sporting Clube de Portugal.[18]

Soares made his UEFA Champions League debut on 22 February 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss to Juventus F.C. for the round of 16.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 February 2018[20]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América-RN 2010 2000––0020
Cerâmica 2013 ––––––9292
Treze 2013 9000––0090
Veranópolis 2014 ––––––164164
Pelotas 2014 3000––0030
Nacional 2014–15 10220––00142
2015–16 301034––203514
Total 401254––204916
Vitória Guimarães 2016–17 16721––30208
Total 16721––30208
Porto 2016–17 15120020001712
2017–18 1786231002611
Total 32206251004323
Career total 10339137615011247
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga

Honours

Lucena
Porto

References

  1. ↑ "Soares: um "tico de gente" que brotou nas areias da caixa d'água" [Soares: a "half-pint" who emerged from the sands of the water tank] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Artilheiro do Palmeiras está treinando no América" [Palmeiras' goalscorer is training in América]. Tribuna do Norte (in Portuguese). 23 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "América-RN 1 x 2 Vila Nova – Lanterna vence o vice-lanterna em Natal" [América-RN 1–2 Vila Nova – Last-placed defeat second-last in Natal] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Presidente do CSP e atacante Soares estiveram em Sousa nesta terça" [CSP president and forward Soares were in Sousa this Tuesday] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "CSP empresta o artilheiro Soares ao Cerâmica-RS" [CSP loan goalscorer Soares to Cerâmica-RS] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Treze modifica completamente o elenco para a Série C" [Treze completely change squad for the Série C] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "CSP empresta Soares e atacante vai disputar o Gauchão pelo Veranópolis" [CSP loan Soares and forward will play the Gauchão for Veranópolis] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Soares espera resposta da direção para acertar com o Pelotas" [Soares waits for board reply to sign for Pelotas] (in Portuguese). Rede Esportiva. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Com Carioca e Mael regularizados, Lucena anuncia atacante Soares" [With Carioca and Mael registered, Lucena announce forward Soares] (in Portuguese). Lucena SC. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Francisco Soares é reforço" [Francisco Soares is an addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sp. Braga 3–1 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Marítimo–Nacional, 1–1 (crónica)" [Marítimo–Nacional, 1–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Nacional–V. Guimarães, 3–2 (crónica)" [Nacional–V. Guimarães, 3–2 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Soares e Nolan Mbemba garantidos para a próxima época" [Soares and Nolan Mbemba guaranteed for next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Avalanche goleadora no Afonso Henriques: Vitória SC bate Paços por 5–3" [Goal avalanche at the Afonso Henriques: Vitória SC beat Paços 5–3] (in Portuguese). Vavel. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "V. Guimarães 2–0 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "Soares reforça Dragões" [Soares bolsters Dragons] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Tiquinho's brace puts Porto top". PortuGOAL. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Expulsão e suplentes de luxo abatem dragão" [Ejection and deluxe backups take dragon down] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  20. ↑ Francisco Soares at Soccerway
  21. ↑ "FC Porto é campeão nacional 2017/2018" [FC Porto are 2017/2018 national champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "FC Porto conquista Supertaça pela 21.ª vez" [FC Porto conquer Supercup for the 21st time] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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