Guilherme Soares
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guilherme Araújo Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lusitânia | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Politehnica Iași | 33 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Petrolul Ploiești | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Lusitânia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 | |||
Guilherme Araújo Soares (born 8 February 2001), known as Guilherme, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Lusitânia.
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 16 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 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[b] | 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 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2025–26 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Lusitânia | 2026–27 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Cupa României
- ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs
References
- ↑ "Portimonense X SC Braga - Guilherme Soares: "Muito feliz por este momento" - VSPORTS". vsports.pt.
- ↑ "Guilherme Soares e os trabalhos do Sp. Braga B: "A ideia de jogo proposta vai valorizar-nos"". www.record.pt.
- ↑ "Guilherme Soares, que já se estreou pela equipa A, renova com o Braga até 2025". www.ojogo.pt.
- ↑ "Guilherme Soares cedido à UD Oliveirense" [Guilherme Soares loaned to UD Oliveirense] (in European Portuguese). SC Braga. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
External links
- Guilherme Soares at Soccerway
- Guilherme Soares national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Braga
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Liga I players
- S.C. Braga players
- S.C. Braga B players
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- Lusitânia F.C. players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania