Ludovic Soares
Soares in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-08) 8 May 1994
Place of birth Thonon-les-Bains, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Sofia
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Evian B 41 (2)
2015–2016 Evian 25 (0)
2016–2017 Red Star 0 (0)
2017–2019 Clermont 10 (0)
2017–2019 Clermont II 20 (2)
2019–2021 Laval 18 (0)
2019–2021 Laval II 5 (0)
2021– Slavia Sofia 57 (1)
International career‡
2022– Cape Verde 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 May 2023

Ludovic Soares (born 8 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Slavia Sofia.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Club career

Soares joined Évian Thonon Gaillard in 2007. He made his senior debut as a late substitute in the first game of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, a 0–0 draw against Nîmes.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 September 2015.[3]

Released by Évian TG, Soares signed for Red Star on a two-year deal in July 2016.[4]

In July 2017, Soares signed a three-year deal with Clermont Foot.[5]

Soares joined Laval from Clermont in the summer of 2019, he started the 2019–20 season as first choice left-back. He gradually lost his place during the season and suffered from injury. He agreed mutual termination of his contract in January 2021, having made 18 league appearances for the club.[6]

On 12 July 2021, Soares signed a three-year deal with Slavia Sofia.[7]

International career

Soares was born in France, and is Cape Verdean by descent.[8] He debuted with the Cape Verde national team on 23 March 2022, in a 2–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "L. SOARES". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nîmes vs Evian TG 0–0". Soccerway. 31 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Premier contrat pro pour deux jeunes de l'ETG" (in French). ODS Radio. 8 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mercato : Ludovic Soares (ETG) au Red Star" (in French). L'Équipe. 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Franck Honorat de Nice à Clermont" (in French). francefootball.com. 14 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stade lavallois. Laval et Ludovic Soares se séparent" (in French). Ouest France. 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Соарес подписа със Славия" (in Bulgarian). pfcslavia.com. 12 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ludovic Soares disponível para representar os "Tubarões Azuis" - Primeiro diário caboverdiano em linha - A SEMANA". www.asemana.publ.cv. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Live events Guadalupe vs Cape Verde - International Friendly 2022". www.besoccer.com. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.


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