Tiquinho Soares
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Sousa, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Palmeiras das Rocas | ||
2009 | América-RN | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | América-RN | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Botafogo-PB | 0 | (0) |
2011 | Sousa | ||
2012–2016 | CSP | 17 | (10) |
2012 | → Caicó (loan) | ||
2012 | → Visão Celeste (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2013 | → Cerâmica (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2013 | → Treze (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2014 | → Veranópolis (loan) | 16 | (4) |
2014 | → Pelotas (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | → Lucena (loan) | 7 | (3) |
2014–2016 | → Nacional (loan) | 42 | (12) |
2016–2017 | Vitória Guimarães | 16 | (7) |
2017– | Porto | 15 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. |
Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos (born 17 January 1991), known as Soares or Tiquinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club FC Porto.
Club career
Brazil
Born in Sousa, Paraíba, but raised in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Soares started his career with Palmeiras FC das Rocas.[1] After impressing with the side he moved to América Futebol Clube (RN) in 2009,[2] initially assigned to the youth setup.
Soares made his professional debut for the latter club on 14 August 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 1–2 Série B home loss against Vila Nova Futebol Clube.[3] He only appeared in one further match in the championship, before being released.
Soares subsequently represented Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Sousa Esporte Clube, Centro Sportivo Paraibano, Caicó EC,[4] Visão Celeste EC, Cerâmica Atlético Clube,[5] Treze Futebol Clube,[6] Veranópolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural,[7] Esporte Clube Pelotas[8] and Lucena SC.[9]
Nacional
On 27 January 2015, Soares moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing with Primeira Liga side C.D. Nacional, still owned by CSP.[10] He made his debut for the club on 21 February, replacing Lucas João in a 1–3 away loss against S.C. Braga.[11]
Soares scored his first abroad on 20 April 2015, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 Madeira derby at C.S. Marítimo.[12] The following 20 March, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Vitória de Guimarães.[13]
Vitória Guimarães
On 25 May 2016, Soares signed for Vitória de Guimarães.[14] He made his debut for his new team on 14 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss to Braga, and scored his first goal 12 days later in a 5–3 win against F.C. Paços de Ferreira also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, through a penalty.[15]
On 4 November 2016, Soares scored a double in a 2–1 home success over former club Nacional.[16] He finished his spell in Minho with 22 official appearances, and nine goals.
Porto
On 23 January 2017, Soares signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with FC Porto, with a € 40 million clause.[17] His first game took place on 4 February, starting and netting twice in a 2–1 home win against Sporting Clube de Portugal.[18]
Soares made his UEFA Champions League debut on 22 February 2017, starting in a 0–2 home loss to Juventus F.C. for the round of 16.[19]
Honours
- Lucena
- Campeonato Paraibano Segunda Divisão: 2014
References
- ↑ "Soares: um «tico de gente» que brotou nas areias da caixa d’água" [Soares: a "half-pint" who emerged from the sands of the water tank] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Artilheiro do Palmeiras está treinando no América" [Palmeiras' goalscorer is training in América]. Tribuna do Norte (in Portuguese). 23 December 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "América-RN 1 x 2 Vila Nova – Lanterna vence o vice-lanterna em Natal" [América-RN 1–2 Vila Nova – Last-placed defeat second-last in Natal] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Presidente do CSP e atacante Soares estiveram em Sousa nesta terça" [CSP president and forward Soares were in Sousa this Tuesday] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "CSP empresta o artilheiro Soares ao Cerâmica-RS" [CSP loan goalscorer Soares to Cerâmica-RS] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Treze modifica completamente o elenco para a Série C" [Treze completely change squad for the Série C] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "CSP empresta Soares e atacante vai disputar o Gauchão pelo Veranópolis" [CSP loan Soares and forward will play the Gauchão for Veranópolis] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Soares espera resposta da direção para acertar com o Pelotas" [Soares waits for board reply to sign for Pelotas] (in Portuguese). Rede Esportiva. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Com Carioca e Mael regularizados, Lucena anuncia atacante Soares" [With Carioca and Mael registered, Lucena announce forward Soares] (in Portuguese). Lucena SC. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Francisco Soares é reforço" [Francisco Soares is an addition]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sp. Braga 3–1 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Marítimo–Nacional, 1–1 (crónica)" [Marítimo–Nacional, 1–1 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Nacional–V. Guimarães, 3–2 (crónica)" [Nacional–V. Guimarães, 3–2 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Soares e Nolan Mbemba garantidos para a próxima época" [Soares and Nolan Mbemba guaranteed for next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Avalanche goleadora no Afonso Henriques: Vitória SC bate Paços por 5–3" [Goal avalanche at the Afonso Henriques: Vitória SC beat Paços 5–3] (in Portuguese). Vavel. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "V. Guimarães 2–0 Nacional" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "Soares reforça Dragões" [Soares bolsters Dragons] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Tiquinho's brace puts Porto top". PortuGOAL. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ "Expulsão e suplentes de luxo abatem dragão" [Ejection and deluxe backups take dragon down] (in Portuguese). UEFA.com. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
- Tiquinho Soares at TheFinalBall.com
- Tiquinho Soares at ForaDeJogo
- Tiquinho Soares – UEFA competition record
- Tiquinho Soares at Soccerway