Laércio Soldá (born 22 March 1993), sometimes known simply as Laércio (), is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Lajeadense

Born in

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, Laércio Soldá represented Gaúcho,

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, Ypiranga-RS and Lajeadense as a youth. In January 2012, he moved abroad and joined Swedish side

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on loan. Laércio Soldá was promoted to Lajeadense's first team for the 2013 season, and made his senior debut on 17 February of that year by starting and scoring the opener in a 3–0

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

home win against Santa Cruz-RS. He began to appear regularly during the Série D, but spent the first half of the 2014 campaign sidelined due to an injury. A starter in 2015, Laércio Soldá spent the entire 2016 season out nursing a

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injury.

Caxias

On 12 December 2016, Laércio Soldá was presented at Caxias. The following 15 July, he was loaned to Boa Esporte in the Série B until the end of the year, but featured rarely for the side. Upon returning, Laércio Soldá was initially a backup option until the 2020 season, where he established himself as a first-choice as his side finished second in the ''Gauchão''. He was also named the Man of the Match in the Final against Grêmio. On 8 September 2020, Laércio Soldá terminated his contract with Caxias.

Santos

In September 2020, shortly after leaving Caxias, Laércio Soldá started training with Santos, but was unable to sign a contract due to the club's transfer ban. On 9 October, once the ban was lifted, he signed a contract with the club until December 2021. Laércio Soldá made his ''Peixe'' – and Série A – debut on 11 October 2020, replacing Felipe Jonatan in a 2–1 home win against Grêmio. He scored his first goal for the club on 16 December, netting his side's fourth in a 4–1

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home routing of the same opponent; it was also his debut in the competition.

Chapecoense

On 1 April 2021, Laércio Soldá signed a contract with fellow first division side Chapecoense until December 2022.

Career statistics

Honours

Lajeadense *

Copa FGF The Copa Federação Gaúcha de Futebol, commonly known as the Copa FGF, is an annual cup competition organized by the Rio Grande do Sul Federação Gaúcha de Futebol, state football federation for clubs that are in the first, second and third d ...

: 2014, 2015

References

External links

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Santos FC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Solda, Laercio 1993 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Clube Esportivo Lajeadense players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Boa Esporte Clube players Santos FC players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Laercio Solda Laercio Solda Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen