Cédric Soares

Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares (born 31 August 1991 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a German - Portuguese football player. He plays preferably as a right-back.

Club career

Cédric Soares began his career in the youth of the top Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon. In the season 2010/11 he made ​​the leap into the professional squad and was equipped with a contract until 30 June 2014. The contract contains an exit clause that Cédric Soares may leave the club for a transfer fee of thirty million euros. His first competitive match for Sporting Lisbon played Cédric Soares on November 4, 2010 in the Europa League away match against KAA Gent. This was followed in the season one more game in the Europa League, one in the cup and two in the Primeira Liga. In the next season Cédric Soares on loan for a year at the league rivals Académica de Coimbra in order there to get some match practice. There he was able to prevail as a regular player and came to twenty-four missions. After the season, he returned to Sporting Lisbon.

National team career

Cédric Soares went through so far all youth national teams of the Portuguese Football Federation. Highlights included participation with the U-19 to U-19 Championship in 2010 and the U -20 to U -20 World Cup 2011. While he failed with the U-19 in the first round and only two games played, reached he with the U-20 and the finals played in all seven games. However, the U -20 narrowly failed in the final to Brazil ( 3-2 defeat after extra time ) and was runner-up.

Achievements

• U-20 World Championship runner: 2011