Francisco Soares

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

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(s) 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 0 (0)
2012–2016 CSP 17 (10)
2012 → Caicó (loan) 7 (1)
2012 → Visão Celeste (loan) 6 (0)
2013Cerâmica (loan) 9 (2)
2013Treze (loan) 9 (0)
2014Veranópolis (loan) 16 (4)
2014Pelotas (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Lucena (loan) 7 (3)
2014–2016Nacional (loan) 42 (12)
2016–2017 Vitória Guimarães 16 (7)
2017– Porto 88 (42)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2020

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 on 3 September of that year.[4]

Soares subsequently represented Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Sousa Esporte Clube, Centro Sportivo Paraibano, Caicó EC,[5] Visão Celeste EC, Cerâmica Atlético Clube,[6] Treze Futebol Clube,[7] Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural,[8] Esporte Clube Pelotas[9] and Lucena SC.[10]

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.[11] He made his debut for the club on 21 February, replacing Lucas João in a 1–3 away loss against S.C. Braga.[12]

Soares scored his first goal abroad on 20 April 2015, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 Madeira derby at C.S. Marítimo.[13] The following 20 March, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Vitória de Guimarães.[14]

Vitória Guimarães

On 25 May 2016, Soares signed for Vitória de Guimarães.[15] He made his debut for his new team on 14 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss to Braga,[16][17] 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.[18]

On 4 November 2016, Soares scored a double in a 2–1 home success over former club Nacional.[19] He finished his spell in Minho with 22 official appearances, and nine goals.[20]

Porto

On 23 January 2017, Soares signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with FC Porto, with a 40 million clause.[21] His first match took place on 4 February, when he started and netted twice in a 2–1 home win against Sporting CP.[22]

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.[23] In his first full season, he scored eight goals from 24 appearances to help the club win the national championship after a five-year wait.[24]

Soares was not initially included in the 2018–19 Champions League squad by manager Sérgio Conceição, due to injury.[25] On 18 January 2019, he put three past G.D. Chaves in a 4–1 away victory.[26]

Career statistics

As of 3 June 2020[27]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América-RN 2009 Série B 00100010
2010 201120000132
Subtotal 201220000142
Botafogo-PB 2010 Paraibano 10[lower-alpha 1]3103
Sousa Esporte Clube 2011[28] 003[lower-alpha 1]131
CSP 2012 6[lower-alpha 1]363
2013 17101710
Subtotal 1710632313
Caicó (loan) 2012 Potiguar 7171
Visão Celeste (loan) 2012 Potiguar 2ª Divisão 6060
Cerâmica (loan) 2013 Gaúcho 9292
Treze (loan) 2013 Série C 9090
Veranópolis (loan) 2014 Gaúcho 164164
Pelotas (loan) 2014 Série D 3030
Lucena (loan) 2014 Paraibano 2ª Divisão 7373
Nacional (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 12220142
2015–16 3010212[lower-alpha 2]03411
Subtotal 421241204813
Vitória Guimarães 2016–17 Primeira Liga 167323[lower-alpha 2]0229
Porto 2016–17 15122[lower-alpha 3]01712
2017–18 248413[lower-alpha 3]13[lower-alpha 2]13411
2018–19 2815544[lower-alpha 3]14[lower-alpha 4]34123
2019–20 217528[lower-alpha 5]35[lower-alpha 2]43916
Subtotal 884214717512813162
Career total 1606174222091753615307112
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paraíba
  2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, three appearances and three goals in Taça da Liga
  5. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Botafogo-PB

  • Copa Paraíba: 2010

CSP

  • Copa Paraíba: 2012

Lucena

Porto

References

  1. Pires, Sérgio (6 February 2017). "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. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. Lopes, Marcos (23 December 2008). "Artilheiro do Palmeiras está treinando no América" [Palmeiras' goalscorer is training in América]. Tribuna do Norte (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. 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. "Contrato de Soares é rescindido" [Soares' contract is rescinded] (in Portuguese). Vermelho de Paixão. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "CSP empresta o artilheiro Soares ao Cerâmica-RS" [CSP loan goalscorer Soares to Cerâmica-RS] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "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.
  8. Keren, Larissa (11 December 2013). "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. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. "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. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. "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.
  11. "Francisco Soares é reforço" [Francisco Soares is an addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  12. "Sp. Braga 3–1 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. "Marítimo–Nacional, 1–1 (crónica)" [Marítimo–Nacional, 1–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  14. "Nacional–V. Guimarães, 3–2 (crónica)" [Nacional–V. Guimarães, 3–2 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  15. "Soares e Nolan Mbemba garantidos para a próxima época" [Soares and Nolan Mbemba guaranteed for next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. "V. Guimarães 0–1 Sp. Braga" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  17. "V. Guimarães-Sp. Braga, 0–1: Revolta sufocada à porta do castelo" [V. Guimarães-Sp. Braga, 0–1: Rebellion smothered at the castle's gates]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  18. Dias, Francisco (26 August 2016). "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. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  19. "V. Guimarães 2–0 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  20. "A visita de Soares e uma conversa especial em Guimarães" [Soares' visit and a special conversation in Guimarães]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 February 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  21. "Soares reforça Dragões" [Soares bolsters Dragons] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  22. "Tiquinho's brace puts Porto top". PortuGOAL. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  23. "Expulsão e suplentes de luxo abatem dragão" [Ejection and deluxe backups take dragon down] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  24. Frias, Rui (5 May 2018). "Os jogadores que ficam na história do regresso portista aos títulos" [The players who made history in Porto's return to titles]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  25. "FC Porto deixa Soares e Mbemba fora da lista para a Liga dos Campeões" [FC Porto leave Soares and Mbemba out of list for Champions League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  26. "FC Porto vence em Chaves por 4–1 com 'hat-trick' de Soares" [FC Porto win 4–1 in Chaves with Soares hat-trick] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  27. Tiquinho Soares at Soccerway
  28. Madruga, Expedito (29 December 2011). "Sousa tem 'ano burocrático' e fica longe dos títulos ao longo de 2011" [Sousa have a 'bureaucratic year' and stay far from titles throughout 2011] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  29. "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.
  30. "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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