Tom Soares

Infobox Football biography
playername = Tom Soares


fullname = Thomas James Soares
height = height|ft=6|in=0
nickname = Tony
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|07|10
cityofbirth = Reading
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Stoke City
clubnumber = 8
position = Midfield
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2003-2008
2008-
clubs = Crystal Palace
Stoke City
caps(goals) = 152 (11)
001 0(0)
pcupdate = 21:34, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
nationalyears = 2005-
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 004 0(0)
ntupdate = 2008-02-25

Thomas James "Tom" Soares (born July 10 1986 in Reading, England) is an English footballer of Barbadian descent who currently plays for Stoke City in the Premier League. He is a midfielder. His brother Louie is also a footballer, playing for Blue Square Premier champions Aldershot Town and the Barbados national side.

He came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, a position he is happy to fill, but is evidently not his favourite, leading to his performances being criticised by some Palace fans.

Soares is acknowledged to be an exciting midfield talent amongst many football managers and pundits and has previously appeared for the England U21 side.

Under Neil Warnock, Soares has been handed his old central midfield role and has flourished in Palace's three-man midfield. His driving runs, combined with his best goalscoring season to date, have meant he has been a key performer in Palace's 2007-08 campaign.

Early in the following season, Soares was transfer listed by Warnock, following Palace's poor start to the season, and went on to complete a deadline day move to Premier League newcomers Stoke City.

Club career statistics

:"(correct as of 5 October 2008)"

References

External links

* [http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10323~24483,00.html Tom Soares player profile] at cpfc.co.uk
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