Marco Soares (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Paulo da Silva Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Setúbal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florgrade | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | GDR Portugal | ||
| 1995–1996 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1996–1998 | GDR Portugal | ||
| 1998–2003 | Barreirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Barreirense | 96 | (8) |
| 2006–2012 | União Leiria | 67 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | → Olhanense (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Pandurii (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Omonia | 40 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | 1º Agosto | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | AEL Limassol | 100 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Feirense | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Arouca | 49 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Florgrade | 35 | (1) |
| Total | 426 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2021 | Cape Verde | 52 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco Paulo da Silva Soares (born 16 June 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He spent most of his career in Portugal and Cyprus, making 60 Primeira Liga appearances for União de Leiria, Feirense and Arouca in the former and representing Omonia and AEL Limassol in the latter's First Division.
Soares earned 52 caps for Cape Verde from 2006, playing at the 2013 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.