Alex Soares

Alexandre 'Alex' Miguel Barros Soares (born 1 March 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for G.D. Estoril Praia.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barros and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Alex Soares
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Miguel Barros Soares[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-01) 1 March 1991[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 6
Youth career
2000–2007 Benfica
2007–2008 Odivelas
2008–2009 Oeiras
2009–2010 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Esperança Lagos 27 (4)
2011 Panserraikos 0 (0)
2012–2014 Marítimo B 36 (1)
2013–2017 Marítimo 91 (3)
2017–2019 Omonia 57 (2)
2019–2021 Moreirense 59 (1)
2021–2022 Volos 20 (1)
2023 Petro Atlético 8 (0)
2023– Estoril 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:37, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Soares played youth football with four local clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 9 to 16. He made his senior debut with C.F. Esperança de Lagos, in the fourth division.[2]

In January 2012, after a very brief spell in Greece with Panserraikos FC, Soares returned to his country, joining C.S. Marítimo and being assigned to the reserves in the third tier. Two years later, manager Pedro Martins promoted him to the first team.[3]

Soares made his Primeira Liga debut on 18 August 2013, starting and being booked in a 2–1 home win against former team Benfica.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 24 November of that year, helping the hosts defeat Gil Vicente F.C. 3–2.[5]

On 3 July 2017, after an average of 23 league appearances at the Estádio do Marítimo, Soares moved abroad again and signed a two-year contract with Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia.[6] He made his debut on 10 September in the season opener, a 2–1 home win against Ethnikos Achna FC,[7] and scored his first goal ten days later with a chip in a 5–2 victory over AEK Larnaca FC.[8]

Soares returned to Portugal and its top flight in the summer of 2019, agreeing to a two-year deal at Moreirense FC.[9]

Personal life

Soares' younger brother, Filipe, is also a footballer and a midfielder.[10]

References
  1. "Alex Soares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. Dias, Humberto (13 May 2014). "Marítimo: Alex Soares até 2017" [Marítimo: Alex Soares until 2017] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. "Pedro Martins chamou apenas dois reforços" [Pedro Martins called only two additions]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. Andrade, David (18 August 2013). "Exibição paupérrima e opções de Jesus mantêm a má tradição do Benfica" [Awful display and Jesus choices keep Benfica's bad tradition]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  5. "Marítimo vence Gil Vicente e abandona lugares de descida" [Marítimo defeat Gil Vicente and leave relegation zone] (in Portuguese). TSF. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Άλεξ Σοάρες [Alex Soares is a player of Omonia] (in Greek). AC Omonia. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. Match report: Νικηφόρο ξεκίνημα [Match report: Winning start] (in Greek). Omonoia News. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  8. Απίστευτο “κρέμασμα” και γκολάρα από τον Άλεξ Σοάρες [Unbelievable "chip" and goal by Alex Soares] (in Greek). Omonoia News. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. "Moreirense anuncia dois reforços de uma assentada" [Moreirense announce two additions in one go] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. Devesas, Lino (26 July 2019). "Irmãos lutam por um lugar no Moreirense" [Brothers fight for a place at Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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