Tiquinho Soares

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Tiquinho Soares
Personal information
Full name Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Sousa, Brazil[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2008 Palmeiras das Rocas
2008 Corinthians Alagoano
2009 América de Natal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 América de Natal 14 (2)
2010 Botafogo-PB 0 (0)
2011 Sousa 0 (0)
2012–2016 CSP 17 (10)
2012 → Caicó [pt] (loan) 7 (1)
2012 → Visão Celeste [pt] (loan) 6 (0)
2013 → Cerâmica (loan) 9 (2)
2013 → Treze (loan) 9 (0)
2014 → Veranópolis (loan) 16 (4)
2014 → Pelotas (loan) 3 (0)
2014 → Lucena (loan) 7 (3)
2014–2016 → Nacional (loan) 42 (12)
2016–2017 Vitória Guimarães 16 (7)
2017–2020 Porto 97 (45)
2020 Tianjin TEDA 4 (0)
2021–2022 Olympiacos 33 (9)
2022– Botafogo 77 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos (born 17 January 1991), known as Soares or Tiquinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo.

Having started his career in the lower leagues of his homeland, he moved to Portugal aged 23. He played 155 Primeira Liga games for Nacional, Vitória de Guimarães and Porto, scoring 64 goals and winning two league titles with the last of those clubs. After winning the Super League Greece with Olympiacos in 2022, he joined Botafogo in Série A.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sousa, Paraíba, but raised in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Soares started his career with Palmeiras FC das Rocas.[2] After impressing with the side he moved to América de Natal in 2009,[3] initially assigned to the youth setup.

Soares made his professional debut for the latter club on 14 August 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 Série B home loss against Vila Nova.[4] He only appeared in one further match in the championship, before being released on 3 September of that year.[5]

Soares subsequently represented Botafogo da Paraíba, Sousa, CSP, Caicó [pt],[6] Visão Celeste [pt], Cerâmica,[7] Treze,[8] Veranópolis,[9] Pelotas[10] and Lucena.[11]

Nacional

On 27 January 2015, Soares moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing with Primeira Liga side Nacional, still owned by CSP.[12] He made his debut for the club on 21 February, replacing Lucas João in a 3–1 away loss against Braga.[13]

Soares scored his first goal abroad on 20 April 2015, equalising the 1–1 Madeira derby at Marítimo.[14] The following 20 March, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Vitória de Guimarães.[15]

Vitória Guimarães

On 25 May 2016, Soares signed for Vitória de Guimarães.[16] He made his debut for his new team on 14 August, starting in a 1–0 home loss to Braga,[17][18] and scored his first goal 12 days later in a 5–3 win against Paços de Ferreira also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, through a penalty.[19]

On 4 November 2016, Soares scored a double in a 2–1 home defeat of former club Nacional.[20] He finished his spell in Minho with 22 official appearances and nine goals.[21]

Porto

On 23 January 2017, Soares signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Porto, with a €40 million clause.[22] His first match took place on 4 February, when he started and netted twice in a 2–1 home victory over Sporting CP.[23]

Soares made his UEFA Champions League debut on 22 February 2017, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Juventus in the round of 16.[24] In his first full season, he scored eight goals from 24 games to help the club to win the national championship after a five-year wait.[25]

Soares was not initially included in the 2018–19 Champions League squad by manager Sérgio Conceição, due to injury.[26] On 18 January 2019, he put three past Chaves in a 4–1 away victory,[27] his tally of 15 over the campaign eventually being the best for Porto and fourth-best in the league.[28] On 25 May he opened the scoring in the final of the Taça de Portugal and also converted his team's first shot in the penalty shootout after the 2–2 draw, but Sporting were victorious; he dedicated his goal to goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who had suffered a heart attack weeks earlier.[29]

On 27 February 2020, Soares was sent off for the first time in his career as the side lost 3–1 at home to Bayer Leverkusen (5–2 aggregate) in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League, for elbowing Jonathan Tah in the face.[30]

Tianjin TEDA

Soares moved to the Chinese Super League in September 2020, agreeing to a three-year and three-month deal at Tianjin TEDA. The transfer fee was estimated at around €10 million, as was his total salary.[31]

Olympiacos

On 31 May 2021, Soares joined Olympiacos of the Super League Greece on a three-year contract.[32] On 22 September, he scored twice in a 4–1 home win against Apollon Smyrnis.[33] On 22 December, he repeated the feat in the 2–0 defeat of Levadiakos in the round of 16 of the Greek Football Cup, following assists from Mathieu Valbuena.[34]

Botafogo

Soares returned to Brazil in August 2022 after seven years, with the 31-year-old signing for Botafogo.[35] He made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut at the age of 31 on 4 September, starting in a 3–1 win at Fortaleza;[36] thirteen days later he scored his first goal to conclude a 2–0 win over Coritiba at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos.[37] He finished the season with six goals from 14 games, the Glorioso's second top scorer with one behind Erison despite his late arrival.[38]

Career statistics

As of 24 August 2024[39]
Club Season League State league National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América de Natal 2009 Série B 0 0 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2010 2 0 11 2 0 0 — 0 0 13 2
Total 2 0 12 2 0 0 — 0 0 14 2
Botafogo-PB 2010 Paraibano — — — — 10[a] 3 10 3
Sousa 2011[40] — 0 0 — — 3[a] 1 3 1
CSP 2012 — — — — 6[a] 3 6 3
2013 — 17 10 — — — 17 10
Total — 17 10 — — 6 3 23 13
Caicó [pt] (loan) 2012 Potiguar — 7 1 — — — 7 1
Visão Celeste [pt] (loan) 2012 Potiguar 2ª Divisão — 6 0 — — — 6 0
Cerâmica (loan) 2013 Gaúcho — 9 2 — — — 9 2
Treze (loan) 2013 Série C 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Veranópolis (loan) 2014 Gaúcho — 16 4 — — — 16 4
Pelotas (loan) 2014 Série D 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Lucena (loan) 2014 Paraibano 2ª Divisão — 7 3 — — — 7 3
Nacional (loan) 2014–15 Primeira Liga 12 2 — 2 0 — — 14 2
2015–16 30 10 — 2 1 — 2[b] 0 34 11
Total 42 12 — 4 1 — 2 0 48 13
Vitória Guimarães 2016–17 Primeira Liga 16 7 — 3 2 — 3[b] 0 22 9
Porto 2016–17 15 12 — — 2[c] 0 — 17 12
2017–18 24 8 — 4 1 3[c] 1 3[b] 1 34 11
2018–19 28 15 — 5 4 4[c] 1 4[d] 3 41 23
2019–20 30 10 — 5 2 8[e] 3 5[b] 4 48 19
Total 97 45 — 14 7 17 5 12 8 140 65
Tianjin TEDA 2020 Chinese Super League 4 0 — 4 2 — — 8 2
Olympiacos 2021–22 Super League Greece 33 9 — 6 2 8[f] 3 — 47 14
2022–23 0 0 — 0 0 4[g] 0 — 4 0
Total 33 9 — 6 2 12 8 — 51 14
Botafogo 2022 Série A 14 6 — — — — 14 6
2023 33 17 11 4 4 5 6[h] 3 — 54 29
2024 15 4 9 3 1 0 10[i] 1 — 35 8
Total 62 27 20 7 5 5 16 4 — 100 43
Career total 264 99 94 29 36 19 45 17 36 15 478 180
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Paraíba
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, three appearances and three goals in Taça da Liga
  5. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  9. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Botafogo-PB

CSP

  • Copa Paraíba: 2012

Lucena

Porto

Olympiacos

Botafogo

Individual

References

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  2. ^ Pires, Sérgio (6 February 2017). "Soares: um "tico de gente" que brotou nas areias da caixa d'água" [Soares: a "half-pint" who emerged from the sands of the water tank] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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  8. ^ "Treze modifica completamente o elenco para a Série C" [Treze completely change squad for the Série C] (in Portuguese). Só Esporte. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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  16. ^ "Soares e Nolan Mbemba garantidos para a próxima época" [Soares and Nolan Mbemba guaranteed for next season]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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  24. ^ "Expulsão e suplentes de luxo abatem dragão" [Ejection and deluxe backups take dragon down] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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  26. ^ "FC Porto deixa Soares e Mbemba fora da lista para a Liga dos Campeões" [FC Porto leave Soares and Mbemba out of list for Champions League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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  30. ^ "Kai Havertz shines as Bayer Leverkusen secure Europa League last-16 spot with win at Porto". Bundesliga. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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  33. ^ Avgoustakis, Kostas (22 September 2021). "Ολυμπιακός – Απόλλων 4–1: Ερυθρόλευκη τεσσάρα με δύο γκολ του Τικίνιο" [Olympiacos – Apollon 4–1: Red and white hit four goals with two from Tiquinho] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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  38. ^ "Tiquinho Soares aproveita folga no Botafogo e prestigia amistoso de clube que o formou em João Pessoa" [Tiquinho Soares enjoys time off at Botafogo and attends the friendly match of the club that trained him in João Pessoa] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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  40. ^ Madruga, Expedito (29 December 2011). "Sousa tem 'ano burocrático' e fica longe dos títulos ao longo de 2011" [Sousa have a 'bureaucratic year' and stay far from titles throughout 2011] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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  43. ^ "Pedro, Tiquinho Soares, Alef Manga e Lorran são os artilheiros da Copa do Brasil 2023" [Pedro, Tiquinho Soares, Alef Manga and Lorran are gunners of 2023 Brazilian Cup] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  44. ^ "Tiquinho Soares recebe prêmio da CBF de jogador do mês de abril" [Tiquinho Soares gets BFC award for April player of the month] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  45. ^ "Tiquinho, do Botafogo, é eleito melhor jogador do mês no Brasileirão pela segunda vez seguida" [Tiquinho, of Botafogo, voted player of the month in Brasileirão for second time in a row] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  46. ^ "Tiquinho Soares, do Botafogo, é eleito craque do mês no Brasileirão pela terceira vez seguida" [Tiquinho Soares, of Botafogo, voted star of the month in Brasileirão for third time in a row] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  47. ^ "Botafogo: Tiquinho Soares é eleito melhor do Brasileirão no mês de julho" [Botafogo: Tiquinho Soares voted best in Brasileirão in month of July] (in Portuguese). Terra. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.