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(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 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– | Petrolul Ploiești | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||
Guilherme Araújo Soares (born 8 February 2001), known as Guilherme, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
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 18 May 2025
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 114 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 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)