Marco Soares — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

9

clubs played for

05/06

debut season

0.06

goals / match

AEL Limassol

top club · 105 apps

Career highs

€500k

peak value · 2009

€200k

top transfer fee · 13/14

3

best season · 08/09

53 / 3

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Steven Whittaker

Defender - Right-Back · Retired

Yuki Nakashima

Attack - Centre-Forward · Machida Zelvia

István Farkas

Defender - Left-Back · Kerekegyházi SE

Diego Segura

Midfield - Central Midfield · Without Club

Shares 1984-06-16 · 6 players total

329Appearances

19Goals

9Assists

37Yellow cards

0Red cards

92Full matches (90′)

Full name	Marco Soares
Name in home country	Marco Paulo Silva Soares
Date of birth	1984-06-16 (41 yrs)
Place of birth	Setúbal, Cape Verde
Citizenship	Cape Verde Portugal
Position	Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Foot	right
Height	180.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2024-07-01
Contract expires	—

Jul 2024

Transfer: Florgrade → Retired

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2023

23/24 — Florgrade FC

1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Aug 2022

Transfer: Arouca → Florgrade

22/23 · Transfer

Jan 2022

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2021

21/22 — FC Arouca

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2020

20/21 — FC Arouca

25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Sep 2019

Transfer: Feirense → Arouca

19/20 · Transfer

Jul 2019

19/20 — CD Feirense, FC Arouca

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Aug 2018

Injury: unknown

8 games missed

Jul 2018

Transfer: AEL Limassol → Feirense

18/19 · Transfer

Jul 2018

18/19 — CD Feirense

19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2017

17/18 — AEL Limassol

38 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — AEL Limassol

35 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2015

15/16 — AEL Limassol

32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2015

Transfer: 1º de Agosto → AEL Limassol

15/16 · Transfer

Jan 2014

Transfer: Omonia Nicosia → 1º de Agosto

13/14 · Transfer · €200k

Jul 2013

13/14 — Omonia Nicosia

16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2012

12/13 — Omonia Nicosia

29 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2012

Transfer: Leiria → Omonia Nicosia

12/13 · Transfer

Jul 2011

11/12 — UD Leiria

14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2010

10/11 — UD Leiria

9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — UD Leiria

21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — UD Leiria

31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jun 2008

Transfer: Pandurii → Leiria

07/08 · Return from loan

Jan 2008

Transfer: Leiria → Pandurii

07/08 · Loan

Jul 2007

07/08 — UD Leiria, Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022)

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions

Dec 2006

Transfer: Olhanense → Leiria

06/07 · Return from loan

Aug 2006

Transfer: Leiria → Olhanense

06/07 · Loan

Jul 2006

06/07 — UD Leiria, SC Olhanense

15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2006

Transfer: Barreirense → Leiria

06/07 · Transfer

Jul 2005

05/06 — FC Barreirense

30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2003

Transfer: Barreirense U19 → Barreirense

03/04 · Transfer

Jul 2001

Transfer: Barreirense U17 → Barreirense U19

01/02 · Transfer

Jul 1999

Transfer: Barreirense U15 → Barreirense U17

99/00 · Transfer

Jul 1998

Transfer: Unknown → Barreirense U15

98/99 · Transfer

Jul 1996

Transfer: Sporting Yth. → Unknown

96/97 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €500k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Florgrade FC 0.9%

FC Arouca 0.0%

CD Feirense 0.0%

AEL Limassol 34.5%

Omonia Nicosia 20.5%

UD Leiria 23.2%

Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022) 0.0%

SC Olhanense 7.5%

FC Barreirense 13.4%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Florgrade FC	1	23/24	23/24	1	1	0	77
FC Arouca	3	19/20	21/22	32	0	0	0
CD Feirense	2	18/19	19/20	21	0	0	0
AEL Limassol	3	15/16	17/18	105	5	7	2,856
Omonia Nicosia	2	12/13	13/14	45	4	0	1,694
UD Leiria	6	06/07	11/12	79	5	2	1,923
Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022)	1	07/08	07/08	2	0	0	0
SC Olhanense	1	06/07	06/07	14	2	0	625
FC Barreirense	1	05/06	05/06	30	2	0	1,108

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	Minutes
23/24	Taça de Portugal	Florgrade FC	1	1	0	0	77
21/22	Allianz Cup	FC Arouca	1	0	0	0	0
21/22	Liga Portugal	FC Arouca	3	0	0	0	0
21/22	Taça de Portugal	FC Arouca	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	Liga Portugal 2	FC Arouca	24	0	0	2	0
20/21	Play-Off Liga Portugal	FC Arouca	0	0	0	0	0
20/21	Taça de Portugal	FC Arouca	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Allianz Cup	CD Feirense	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	LigaPro	CD Feirense	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Taça de Portugal	FC Arouca	2	0	0	0	0
18/19	Allianz Cup	CD Feirense	1	0	0	0	0
18/19	Liga NOS	CD Feirense	16	0	0	2	0
18/19	Taça de Portugal	CD Feirense	2	0	0	1	0
17/18	Champions Round	AEL Limassol	9	0	0	1	0
17/18	Europa League Qualifying	AEL Limassol	5	0	3	0	0
17/18	Protathlima Cyta	AEL Limassol	24	2	2	3	944
16/17	Champions Round	AEL Limassol	10	1	0	1	840
16/17	Protathlima Cyta	AEL Limassol	25	2	2	4	1,072
15/16	Cypriot Super Cup	AEL Limassol	1	0	0	0	0
15/16	Protathlima Cyta	AEL Limassol	23	0	0	4	0
15/16	Relegation Round	AEL Limassol	8	0	0	0	0
13/14	Europa League Qualifying	Omonia Nicosia	2	0	0	0	0
13/14	Protathlima ML	Omonia Nicosia	14	1	0	3	1,142
12/13	Cypriot Super Cup	Omonia Nicosia	1	0	0	0	0
12/13	Cyprus League Championship Round	Omonia Nicosia	5	0	0	0	0
12/13	Europa League Qualifying	Omonia Nicosia	2	0	0	1	0
12/13	Protathlima ML	Omonia Nicosia	21	3	0	2	552
11/12	Liga ZON Sagres	UD Leiria	14	0	0	1	0
10/11	Allianz Cup	UD Leiria	1	0	0	0	0
10/11	Liga ZON Sagres	UD Leiria	8	0	0	1	0
09/10	Allianz Cup	UD Leiria	3	0	0	0	0
09/10	Liga Sagres	UD Leiria	17	2	1	1	584
09/10	Taça de Portugal	UD Leiria	1	0	1	0	0
08/09	Allianz Cup	UD Leiria	4	1	0	0	298
08/09	Liga Portugal 2	UD Leiria	26	2	0	4	1,041
08/09	Taça de Portugal	UD Leiria	1	0	0	0	0
07/08	Carlsberg Cup	UD Leiria	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	Liga 1	Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022)	1	0	0	0	0
07/08	Liga Bwin	UD Leiria	1	0	0	0	0
07/08	Romanian Cup	Pandurii Targu Jiu (- 2022)	1	0	0	0	0
07/08	UEFA Cup	UD Leiria	1	0	0	1	0
07/08	UEFA-Cup Qualifikation	UD Leiria	1	0	0	0	0
07/08	UI Cup	UD Leiria	0	0	0	0	0
06/07	Liga Bwin	UD Leiria	1	0	0	0	0
06/07	Liga Portugal 2	SC Olhanense	14	2	0	2	625
05/06	Liga Portugal 2	FC Barreirense	30	2	0	3	1,108

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
96/97	1996-07-01	Sporting Yth.	Unknown	Transfer	0	—
98/99	1998-07-01	Unknown	Barreirense U15	Transfer	0	—
99/00	1999-07-01	Barreirense U15	Barreirense U17	Transfer	0	—
01/02	2001-07-01	Barreirense U17	Barreirense U19	Transfer	0	—
03/04	2003-07-01	Barreirense U19	Barreirense	Transfer	0	—
06/07	2006-07-01	Barreirense	Leiria	Transfer	0	—
06/07	2006-08-01	Leiria	Olhanense	Loan	0	—
06/07	2006-12-31	Olhanense	Leiria	Return from loan	0	—
07/08	2008-01-01	Leiria	Pandurii	Loan	300000	—
07/08	2008-06-30	Pandurii	Leiria	Return from loan	300000	—
12/13	2012-07-01	Leiria	Omonia Nicosia	Transfer	400000	—
13/14	2014-01-01	Omonia Nicosia	1º de Agosto	Transfer	400000	€200k
15/16	2015-07-01	1º de Agosto	AEL Limassol	Transfer	450000	—
18/19	2018-07-05	AEL Limassol	Feirense	Transfer	500000	—
19/20	2019-09-09	Feirense	Arouca	Transfer	0	—
22/23	2022-08-01	Arouca	Florgrade	Transfer	50000	—
24/25	2024-07-01	Florgrade	Retired	Transfer	0	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
18/19	unknown injury	2018-08-22	2018-10-15	55	8
21/22	Corona virus	2022-01-02	2022-01-11	10	2

Current—

Peak€500k

Low—

Δ since start−€300k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€450k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€300k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #4311	#6	53	3	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Vozinha	2	0
Leandro Silva	2	0
Ismaïl Sassi	1	2
Andreas Avraam	2	0
Rafael Romo	2	0
Núrio Fortuna	2	0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
12/13	Protathlima ML	Omonia Nicosia	3	21
05/06	Liga Portugal 2	FC Barreirense	2	30
06/07	Liga Portugal 2	SC Olhanense	2	14

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
17/18	Europa League Qualifying	AEL Limassol	3	5
16/17	Protathlima Cyta	AEL Limassol	2	25
17/18	Protathlima Cyta	AEL Limassol	2	24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
07/08	2008-06-30	Pandurii	Leiria	Return from loan	—	€300k
07/08	2008-01-01	Leiria	Pandurii	Loan	—	€300k
06/07	2006-12-31	Olhanense	Leiria	Return from loan	—	—
06/07	2006-08-01	Leiria	Olhanense	Loan	—	—

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

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Borussia Mönchengladbach	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	0%
Olympique de Marseille	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	50%
Fenerbahçe S.K.	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
05/06	Senior debut season
05/06	First senior goal

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

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
20/21	25	0	2	0
18/19	19	0	3	0
17/18	38	944	4	0.38
16/17	35	1,912	5	0.24
15/16	32	0	4	0
13/14	16	1,142	3	0.24
12/13	29	552	3	0.49
11/12	14	0	1	0
10/11	9	0	1	0
09/10	21	584	1	0.15
08/09	31	1,339	4	0.27
07/08	5	0	1	0
06/07	15	625	2	0.29
05/06	30	1,108	3	0.24