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Filipe Soares
Personal information
Full name	Filipe Miguel Barros Soares
Date of birth	20 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Farense; (on loan from PAOK)
Number	21
Youth career
2007–2018	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2018	Benfica B
2018–2019	Estoril
2019–2022	Moreirense
2022–	PAOK
2022	PAOK B
2024	→ Famalicão (loan)
2024–	→ Farense (loan)
International career
2014	Portugal U15
2015	Portugal U16
2016	Portugal U17
2017	Portugal U18
2018	Portugal U19
2018–2019	Portugal U20
2019–2021	Portugal U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Filipe Miguel Barros Soares (born 20 May 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Farense on loan from Super League Greece club PAOK.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Lisbon, Soares joined S.L. Benfica's youth academy in at the age of 8.^[2] On 19 February 2017, still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserve team, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against S.C. Freamunde in the LigaPro.^[3]

Estoril and Moreirense

In July 2018, Soares signed with G.D. Estoril Praia also of the second division.^[4] He moved to the Primeira Liga one year later, agreeing to a five-year contract at Moreirense FC.^[5]

Soares played his first match in the Portuguese top flight on 11 August 2019, featuring 28 minutes in the 3–1 away loss to S.C. Braga before being stretchered off with an injury.^[6] He scored his first and second goals in the competition the following 2 February, in a 5–1 away victory over Gil Vicente FC.^[7]

During his spell at the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Soares totalled 85 games, six goals and seven assists.^[8]

PAOK

On 25 January 2022, Soares joined PAOK FC for €2.5 million, on a deal running until June 2026.^[9] He made his Super League Greece debut for the club on 2 February, playing injury time of a 2–0 win at Apollon Smyrnis FC.^[10]^[11] His first goal came on 14 May, when he and his compatriot João Carvalho scored in the 1–1 away draw against Olympiacos FC.^[12]

Soares helped his team to reach consecutive finals of the Greek Cup, losing both.^[13]^[14] In January 2024, having taken part in no league matches in the first half of the season (only three UEFA Europa Conference League appearances),^[15] he returned to Portugal and its top tier on a five-month loan at F.C. Famalicão.^[16]

On 9 July 2024, Soares was loaned to S.C. Farense for one year.^[17]

International career

Soares won his first cap for the Portugal under-21 side on 5 September 2019, playing the second half of a 4–0 home win against Gibraltar for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers after replacing Sporting CP's Miguel Luís.^[18]

Personal life

Soares' older brother, Alexandre, is also a footballer and a midfielder.^[19]

Career statistics

As of 20 August 2023^[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Benfica B	2016–17	Liga Portugal 2	1	0	–		3^[a]	1	–		4	1
	2017–18	Liga Portugal 2	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	Total		5	0	—		3	1	—		8	1
Estoril	2018–19	Liga Portugal 2	31	2	2	0	–		4^[b]	1	37	3
Moreirense	2019–20	Primeira Liga	33	4	1	0	–		–		34	4
	2020–21		31	2	2	0	–		–		33	2
	2021–22		15	0	2	0	–		1^[b]	0	18	0
	Total		79	6	5	0	—		1	0	122	9
PAOK	2021–22	Super League Greece	13	1	2	0	2	0	—		17	1
	2022–23		20	1	3	0	1	0	—		24	1
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	3	0	—		3	0
	Total		33	2	5	0	6	0	—		44	2
Career total			148	10	12	0	9	1	5	1	174	12

^ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
^ ^a ^b Appearances in Taça da Liga

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Filipe Soares" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ Gomes de Andrade, Maria (11 June 2019). "Filipe Soares: "No Estoril saí da zona de conforto"" [Filipe Soares: "I left my comfort zone in Estoril"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ Marques, Valter (19 February 2017). "Benfica B-Freamunde, 2–1: Águias regressam aos triunfos" [Benfica B-Freamunde, 2–1: Eagles return to wins]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ "Filipe Soares para ajudar a colocar o Estoril "na divisão que pertence"" [Filipe Soares to help put Estoril "in the division they belong"]. A Bola (in Portuguese). July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ "Filipe Soares é reforço do Moreirense" [Filipe Soares is a Moreirense addition] (Press release) (in Portuguese). Moreirense F.C. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ "Braga vence Moreirense na primeira jornada da Liga" [Braga defeat Moreirense in the League's first round]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 August 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ "Moreirense goleia Gil Vicente em Barcelos (1–5, veja os golos)" [Moreirense rout Gil Vicente in Barcelos (1–5, watch the goals)]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 2 February 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ Marques, Valter (24 January 2022). "Filipe Soares no PAOK até 2026" [Filipe Soares at PAOK until 2026]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Filipe Soares já chegou a Salónica para reforçar o PAOK: "Muito feliz por estar aqui"" [Filipe Soares has already arrived in Thessaloniki to bolster PAOK: "Very happy to be here"]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ Dymenos, Giorgos (2 February 2022). "Απόλλων Σμύρνης – ΠΑΟΚ 0–2: Ζορίστηκε αλλά καθάρισε!" [Apollon Smyrnis – PAOK 0–2: They fought but came up empty!] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Papamakarios, Petros (2 February 2022). "Απόλλων Σμύρνης – ΠΑΟΚ 0–2: Πέρασε από τη Ριζούπολη παίζοντας καλά για 45 λεπτά" [Apollon Smyrnis – PAOK 0–2: Rizoupoli overcome by playing well for 45 minutes] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "Olympiakos e PAOK empatam em jogo com golos portugueses" [Olympiacos and PAOK draw in match with Portuguese goals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "Panathinaikos vence PAOK em final da Taça da Grécia marcada por violência" [Panathinaikos beat PAOK in Greek Cup final marred by violence]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Tsouvaras, Thomas (24 May 2023). "ΑΕΚ – ΠΑΟΚ 2–0: Ασύγκριτη! Η Ένωση κατέκτησε ένα ιστορικό νταμπλ, σάρωσε τους Θεσσαλονικείς με 10 παίκτες από το 6'" [AEK – PAOK 2–0: Unmatched! Union conquered historic double, Thessaloniki swept with 10 players at 6'] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Marques, Valter (9 January 2024). "Filipe Soares perto de reforçar o Famalicão" [Filipe Soares close to bolstering Famalicão]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "Filipe Soares é reforço do FC Famalicão" [Filipe Soares is addition to FC Famalicão] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ Encarnação, Carlos (9 July 2024). "Filipe Soares reforça meio-campo do Farense" [Filipe Soares bolsters Farense midfield]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ Amaro, Miguel (5 September 2019). "Portugal arranca qualificação com goleada" [Portugal get qualification going with rout]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ Devesas, Lino (26 July 2019). "Irmãos lutam por um lugar no Moreirense" [Brothers fight for a place at Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ Filipe Soares at Soccerway