Tom Soares

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Personal information
Tom Soares
Full name	Thomas Soares
Date of birth	July 10, 1986 (age 20)
Place of birth	Reading, England
Height	6ft 0in
Nickname	Tomo
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Crystal Palace
Number	19
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003 —	Crystal Palace	102 (4)
National team²
2005 —	England U21	04 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:01, 17 March 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2006-12-26. * Appearances (Goals)

Thomas "Tom" Soares (born July 10, 1986 in Reading) is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace in The Championship. He wears the number 19 shirt and is a midfielder. His brother Louie is also a footballer, playing for Conference side Aldershot Town.

Tom Soares is acknowledged to be an exciting midfield talent amongst many football managers and pundits and has now also made his debut for the England U21 side. However, he is a heavily debated player amongst Palace fans and was often criticized during the 2005-06 season, though his form the following season improved greatly, so far having scored three goals in 13 appearances.

He came up through the Palace youth system playing in central midfield, often alongside friend Ricky Dolan, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, by both Iain Dowie and Peter Taylor. A position he is happy to fill, but it is evidently not his favourite.