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Cédric Soares

Cédric Soares

Defender - Right-Back  at São Paulo Futebol Clube
Age34
CitizenshipPortugal Germany
Height1.71 m
Footright
BornAugust 31, 1991
at São Paulo Futebol Clube 480 days · joined 2025-01-29
👕200+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps
Market value €1.00m
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Southampton FC
top club · 138 apps

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2017
€7.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
2
best season · 19/20
106 / 2
int'l caps / goals
382Appearances
7Goals
32Assists
75Yellow cards
1Red cards
83Full matches (90′)
Full nameCédric Soares
Name in home countryCédric Ricardo Alves Soares
Date of birth1991-08-31 (34 yrs)
Place of birthSingen, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Germany
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height171.00 m
Current clubSão Paulo Futebol Clube
Joined2025-01-29
Contract expires2027-12-31
AgentSports Invest UK ltd
Jul 2025
2025 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
36 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Without Club → São Paulo
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Arsenal → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC U21
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2023
Transfer: Fulham → Arsenal
22/23 · Return from loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Arsenal → Fulham
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Arsenal FC, Fulham FC
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Arsenal FC
26 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Arsenal FC, Arsenal FC U23
25 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Southampton → Arsenal
20/21 · Transfer
Jun 2020
Transfer: Arsenal → Southampton
19/20 · Return from loan
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2020
Transfer: Southampton → Arsenal
19/20 · Loan
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Southampton FC, Arsenal FC
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Inter → Southampton
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Southampton → Inter
18/19 · Loan
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Southampton FC, Inter Milan
31 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Southampton FC
36 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Southampton FC
34 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Southampton FC
27 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Sporting CP → Southampton
15/16 · Transfer · €7.00m
Aug 2014
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Sporting CP
35 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Injury: unknown
Jul 2013
13/14 — Sporting CP
31 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
May 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sporting CP, Sporting CP B
25 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Coimbra → Sporting CP
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Académica Coimbra
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Sporting CP → Coimbra
11/12 · Loan
Aug 2010
Transfer: Sporting U19 → Sporting CP
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sporting CP
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sporting CP
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sporting CP
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Sporting U17 → Sporting U19
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Sporting Sub-15 → Sporting U17
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: Sporting Yth. → Sporting Sub-15
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
7,445 min
Minutes played by club
Arsenal FC 23.3%
Arsenal FC U21 0.0%
Fulham FC 0.0%
São Paulo Futebol Clube 0.0%
Arsenal FC U23 0.0%
Southampton FC 27.3%
Inter Milan 0.0%
Sporting CP 49.4%
Sporting CP B 0.0%
Académica Coimbra 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Arsenal FC 5 19/20 23/24 64 2 5 1,734
Arsenal FC U21 1 23/24 23/24 1 0 0 0
Fulham FC 1 22/23 22/23 8 0 0 0
São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 2025 2025 36 0 2 0
Arsenal FC U23 1 20/21 20/21 1 0 0 0
Southampton FC 5 15/16 19/20 138 3 11 2,034
Inter Milan 1 18/19 18/19 9 0 2 0
Sporting CP 6 08/09 14/15 94 2 12 3,677
Sporting CP B 1 12/13 12/13 2 0 0 0
Académica Coimbra 1 11/12 11/12 29 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€3.8M3€7.5M5€11.3M6€15M10/11 — 1 assists110/1111/1212/13 — 1 goals (Sporting CP)12/13 — 5 assists612/1313/14 — 1 goals (Sporting CP)13/14 — 3 assists413/1414/15 — 3 assists314/1515/16 — 2 assists215/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/18 — 1 goals (Southampton FC)17/18 — 3 assists417/1818/19 — 1 goals (Southampton FC)18/19 — 4 assists518/1919/20 — 2 goals (Arsenal FC)19/20 — 1 assists319/2020/21 — 2 assists220/212025 — 2 assists2202521/22 — 1 goals (Arsenal FC)21/22 — 3 assists421/2222/2323/2410/11 — €100K11/12 — €1.1M12/13 — €3M13/14 — €5M14/15 — €7.5M15/16 — €9.5M16/17 — €12M17/18 — €15M18/19 — €15M19/20 — €12M20/21 — €8M21/22 — €6M22/23 — €6M23/24 — €3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/212025: 00202521/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/212025: 22202521/22: 3321/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Champions League Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Trophy Arsenal FC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Arsenal FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Europa League Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Fulham FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League Fulham FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premier League Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 4 0 2 1 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Arsenal FC 21 1 1 3 0 1,484
2025 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 4 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 0 0 2 0 0
2025 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 18 0 2 1 0 0
20/21 Community Shield Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Europa League Arsenal FC 9 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Premier League Arsenal FC 10 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 Arsenal FC U23 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Southampton FC 2 1 0 0 0 180
19/20 FA Cup Southampton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Arsenal FC 5 1 0 0 0 250
19/20 Premier League Southampton FC 16 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Southampton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Inter Milan 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Southampton FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Italy Cup Inter Milan 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Southampton FC 18 1 2 4 0 1,494
18/19 Serie A Inter Milan 4 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Southampton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Southampton FC 4 1 0 1 0 360
17/18 Premier League Southampton FC 32 0 3 3 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Southampton FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League Southampton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Southampton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Southampton FC 30 0 3 7 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Southampton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Southampton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Southampton FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Southampton FC 24 0 2 3 0 0
14/15 Champions League Sporting CP 5 0 1 3 0 0
14/15 Europa League Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Liga NOS Sporting CP 24 0 2 6 0 0
14/15 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 4 0 0 1 1 0
13/14 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 28 1 3 9 0 2,520
13/14 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 3 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 Europa League Sporting CP 5 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 Sporting CP B 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 13 1 4 7 0 1,157
12/13 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres Académica Coimbra 24 0 0 6 0 0
11/12 Taça de Portugal Académica Coimbra 5 0 0 3 0 0
10/11 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Sporting CP 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Liga Sagres Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Sporting Yth. Sporting Sub-15 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Sporting Sub-15 Sporting U17 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Sporting U17 Sporting U19 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-08-01 Sporting U19 Sporting CP Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Sporting CP Coimbra Loan 1100000
11/12 2012-06-30 Coimbra Sporting CP Return from loan 1700000
15/16 2015-07-01 Sporting CP Southampton Transfer 9500000 €7.00m
18/19 2019-01-26 Southampton Inter Loan 15000000
18/19 2019-06-30 Inter Southampton Return from loan 12000000
19/20 2020-01-31 Southampton Arsenal Loan 10000000
19/20 2020-06-30 Arsenal Southampton Return from loan 8000000
20/21 2020-07-01 Southampton Arsenal Transfer 8000000
22/23 2023-01-31 Arsenal Fulham Loan 4000000
22/23 2023-06-30 Fulham Arsenal Return from loan 3000000
24/25 2024-07-01 Arsenal Without Club Transfer 2000000
24/25 2025-01-29 Without Club São Paulo Transfer 1200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Thigh problems 2013-04-13 2013-05-01 19 2
12/13 Hip bruise 2013-05-13 2013-06-30 49 3
13/14 influenza 2013-07-03 2013-07-07 5 0
14/15 Rib fracture 2014-08-17 2014-09-14 29 4
15/16 Groin injury 2015-12-22 2016-01-08 18 3
16/17 Foot injury 2016-10-02 2016-11-19 49 12
16/17 Ill 2016-12-09 2016-12-18 10 3
17/18 Ankle injury 2017-12-16 2018-01-13 29 7
18/19 Calf strain 2018-12-08 2018-12-31 24 5
19/20 Calf injury 2019-09-26 2019-11-08 44 8
19/20 Knee injury 2020-01-21 2020-03-02 42 8
19/20 Broken nose bone 2020-06-17 2020-06-26 10 3
20/21 Calf strain 2020-08-30 2020-09-30 32 6
24/25 Calf problems 2025-05-27 2025-05-30 4 1
Current€1.00m
Peak€15.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€900k
€100k€3.83m€7.55m€11.28m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.10m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31372 #8 11 1 former national player
Team #23137 #10 11 0 former national player
Team #16374 #2 10 0 former national player
Team #16373 #8 18 0 former national player
Team #16372 #8 17 0 former national player
Team #16371 #7 5 0 former national player
Team #3300 #21 34 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Adrien Silva 2 2 0
James Ward-Prowse 1 2 0
William Carvalho 2 0 0
Dušan Tadić 1 0 0
André Carrillo 2 0 0
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 1 0 0
Maya Yoshida 1 0 0
Jack Stephens 1 0 0
José Fonte 2 0 0
João Mário 2 0 0
Fredy Montero 2 1 0
Danilo Pereira 2 0 0
Alex McCarthy 1 0 0
Charlie Austin 1 1 0
Islam Slimani 2 2 0
Manolo Gabbiadini 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 FA Cup Southampton FC 1 4
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 1 28
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 1 13

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 4 13
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres Sporting CP 3 28
16/17 Premier League Southampton FC 3 30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Fulham Arsenal Return from loan €3.00m
22/23 2023-01-31 Arsenal Fulham Loan €4.00m
19/20 2020-06-30 Arsenal Southampton Return from loan €8.00m
19/20 2020-01-31 Southampton Arsenal Loan €10.00m
18/19 2019-06-30 Inter Southampton Return from loan €12.00m
18/19 2019-01-26 Southampton Inter Loan €15.00m
11/12 2012-06-30 Coimbra Sporting CP Return from loan €1.70m
11/12 2011-07-01 Sporting CP Coimbra Loan €1.10m

Teams faced most often by Cédric Soares's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 27 3 5 19 23 67 -44 11%
Liverpool FC 27 5 4 18 26 65 -39 19%
Chelsea FC 26 5 6 15 31 57 -26 19%
Everton FC 25 10 7 8 44 33 +11 40%
Tottenham Hotspur 21 7 3 11 31 35 -4 33%
West Ham United 21 10 3 8 36 31 +5 48%
Manchester United 20 2 10 8 23 28 -5 10%
Newcastle United 20 11 3 6 36 22 +14 55%
Watford FC 16 9 4 3 27 18 +9 56%
Burnley FC 16 6 6 4 20 15 +5 38%
Crystal Palace 16 9 5 2 29 15 +14 56%
Fulham FC 13 9 3 1 31 12 +19 69%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
12/13 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 26 1,484 4 0 0 0.24
2025 36 0 5 0 0 0
20/21 25 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 24 430 1 0 0 0.21
18/19 31 1,494 6 0 0 0.36
17/18 36 360 4 0 0 1
16/17 34 0 7 0 0 0
15/16 27 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 35 0 10 1 1 0
13/14 31 2,520 11 0 0 0.39
12/13 25 1,157 10 0 0 0.78
11/12 29 0 9 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
167 apps
3 G
13 A
Liga ZON Sagres
91 apps
2 G
9 A
League Cup
17 apps
1 G
2 A
FA Cup
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Série A
18 apps
0 G
2 A
Europa League
24 apps
0 G
2 A
Serie A
4 apps
0 G
2 A
Champions League
6 apps
0 G
1 A
Allianz Cup
7 apps
0 G
1 A
Libertadores
7 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Cédric Soares

Who is Cédric Soares?

Cédric Soares is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a right-back for São Paulo Futebol Clube.

How old is Cédric Soares?

Cédric Soares is 34 years old. He was born on August 31, 1991 in Singen.

What position does Cédric Soares play?

Cédric Soares plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Cédric Soares play for?

Cédric Soares currently plays for São Paulo Futebol Clube.

How many career goals has Cédric Soares scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Cédric Soares has scored 7 goals in 382 appearances.

What is Cédric Soares's market value?

Cédric Soares's most recent reported market value is €1.00m.