Ludovic Soares (born 8 May 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. 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

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season, a 0–0 draw against

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. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 September 2015. Released by Évian TG, Soares signed for

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on a two-year deal in July 2016. In July 2017, Soares signed a three-year deal with

Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan language, Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a Football in France, French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the c ...

. Soares joined

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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. On 12 July 2021, Soares signed a three-year deal with

International career

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

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References

1994 births Living people People from Thonon-les-Bains Footballers from Haute-Savoie Cape Verdean men's footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Men's association football fullbacks Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players Red Star F.C. players Clermont Foot players Stade Lavallois players {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub