Guilherme Soares

Portuguese footballer
Guilherme
Personal information
Full name Guilherme Araújo Soares
Date of birth (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Politehnica Iași
Number 42
Youth career
2008–2021 Braga
2014–2015 → Palmeiras Braga (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Braga B 53 (2)
2021–2024 Braga 2 (0)
2023–2024 → Oliveirense (loan) 26 (1)
2024– Politehnica Iași 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Guilherme Araújo Soares (born 8 February 2001), known as Guilherme, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Politehnica Iași.

Professional career

A youth product of Braga since 2010, Soares was called up to their first team in 2021. He made his professional debut for Braga as a starter in a 0–0 Primeira Liga tie with Portimonense on 19 May 2021.[1] He was assigned to their B-team for the 2021–22 season, where he scored one goal in 23 appearances.[2] He signed a professional contract with Braga on 1 February 2022 until 2025.[3]

On 8 August 2023, Braga sent Soares on a season-long loan to Liga Portugal 2 club Oliveirense.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga 2020–21 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Braga B 2021–22 Liga 3 23 1 — — — — — 23 1
2022–23 Liga 3 30 1 — — — — 2[a] 0 32 1
Total 53 2 — — — — — 53 2
Oliveirense (loan) 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 26 1 2 0 0 0 — — — 28 1
Politehnica Iași 2024–25 Liga I 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Career total 81 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 83 3
  1. ^ Appearances in relegation play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Portimonense X SC Braga - Guilherme Soares: "Muito feliz por este momento" - VSPORTS". vsports.pt.
  2. ^ "Guilherme Soares e os trabalhos do Sp. Braga B: "A ideia de jogo proposta vai valorizar-nos"". www.record.pt.
  3. ^ "Guilherme Soares, que já se estreou pela equipa A, renova com o Braga até 2025". www.ojogo.pt.
  4. ^ "Guilherme Soares cedido à UD Oliveirense" [Guilherme Soares loaned to UD Oliveirense] (in European Portuguese). SC Braga. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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