| 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). |
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Marco 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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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.
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]
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