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Marco Soares 
Personal information Full name Marco Paulo Silva Soares Date of birth June 16, 1984 Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club União Leiria Number 20 Youth career 1997–1998 Sporting CP 1998–2003 Barreirense Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2006 Barreirense 96 (8) 2006– União Leiria 53 (3) 2006–2007 → Olhanense (loan) 15 (2) 2008 → Pandurii (loan) 1 (0) National team‡ 2006– Cape Verde 14 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2010Marco Paulo da Silva Soares (born 16 June 1984 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who plays for União Desportiva de Leiria as a defensive midfielder.
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Club career
Soares started playing professionally with F.C. Barreirense, competing two seasons in the third division and one in the second. In 2006, he signed for U.D. Leiria, but only made two first division appearances in his first two years combined, also serving two loans in the process, one of them in Romania with CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu.
Soares returned to Leiria for the 2008–09 season, helping União return to the topflight after a one-year absence. Eventually, he would also gain team captaincy.
On 31 October 2010, during a 1–2 home loss against Sporting Clube de Portugal - where he started his youth career in 1997 - Soares fractured his left leg while attempting a shot, being sidelined for four months.
International career
Soares opted to represent Cape Verde internationally. He was a member of the squad in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign and, after the national team was eliminated, was called-up for friendlies with Malta and Angola, in August 2009.[1]
On 24 May 2010, he appeared in a friendly in Covilhã with Portugal – who was preparing for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa – playing the entire match as the minnows (ranked 117th) managed a 0–0 draw.[2]
References
- ^ "Selecção nacional de futebol: divulgada lista para amistosos com Malta e Angola [National football team: list for friendlies with Malta and Angola released]" (in Portuguese). Expresso das Ilhas. 29 August 2009. http://www.expressodasilhas.sapo.cv/pt/noticias/detail/id/11451. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Portugal held to 0–0 draw by Cape Verde". USA Today. 24 May 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-05-24-2037303516_x.htm. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Marco Soares at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marco Soares – FIFA competition record
U.D. Leiria – current squad 1 Gottardi · 2 Pinto · 3 Obradović · 4 Curto · 5 Alcântara · 8 Brígido · 9 Leal · 11 Chula · 12 Luiz Carlos · 14 Almeida · 15 Édson · 16 Terroso · 17 Djaniny · 19 Élvis · 20 Marco Soares (c) · 21 Marcos Paulo · 23 Léo · 29 Cacá · 30 Jô · 33 Diego Gaúcho · 35 Shaffer · 41 Robinho · 70 Maykon · 71 Ouattara · 80 Patrick · 93 Oblak · 97 Erichot · 99 Moraes · Manager: Cajuda
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Portuguese people of Black African descent
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Cape Verdean footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Liga I players
- CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
- Cape Verde international footballers
- Cape Verdean expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Portuguese expatriates in Romania
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