William Soares da Silva (born 30 December 1988), sometimes known as just Soares, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

Vila Nova

Born in

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

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, Soares joined

Vila Nova Futebol Clube Vila Nova Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Vila Nova, is a Brazilian professional club based in Goiânia, Goiás founded on 29 July 1943. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as ...

's youth system in 2007. After two years with Vila Nova's reserves, he made his debut on 29 September 2009, against Juventude.

Porto and loan to Portimonense

After two season in first team, Soares was moved to

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, and then was loaned to Portimonense. A investor, used a proxy club Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis, retained 20% economic rights on the future transfer fee received by Porto. Porto had an option to purchase it on or before 30 June 2013.

Recreativo (loan)

In the following season, Soares was loaned again, this time to Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish second level.

Gil Vicente

On 23 May 2019, Gil Vicente announced the signing of Soares on a one-year deal.

CFR Cluj

On 19 October 2020, Soares joined Romanian club CFR Cluj.

Honours

CFR Cluj *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soares, William 1988 births Living people Footballers from Goiânia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga I players FC Porto players Portimonense S.C. players F.C. Arouca players Rio Ave F.C. players C.F. União players C.D. Cova da Piedade players Recreativo de Huelva players Gil Vicente F.C. players CFR Cluj players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania