Place of birth Singen, Germany Name Cedric Soares Career start 1999 1999–2010 Sporting CP Weight 67 kg | Number 2 Height 1.72 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Cedric Ricardo Alves Soares Date of birth (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 24) Current teams Southampton F.C. (#2 / Defender), Portugal national football team (Defender) | ||
CÉDRIC ● Southampton ● Goals & Skills
Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares, (born 31 August 1991), known simply as Cédric ([ˈsɛdɾik]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Southampton and the Portugal national team.
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- CDRIC Southampton Goals Skills
- Sporting
- Southampton
- International career
- Club
- International
- Country
- References
His career started with Sporting, going on to appear in 94 competitive games over the course of four Primeira Liga seasons and scoring two goals. He signed for Southampton in 2015.
Having earned 72 caps across all youth levels, Cédric made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014. He appeared for the country at Euro 2016, winning the tournament.
Sporting
Born in Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany to Portuguese immigrants, Cédric returned to his parents' country at the age of two. He joined Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system in 1999, aged eight.
Cédric made his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 8 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Vitória de Setúbal. For 2011–12 he, alongside teammate Adrien Silva, was loaned to fellow top division club Académica de Coimbra, where he played regularly and won that season's Taça de Portugal, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 triumph against precisely Sporting.
Subsequently, Cédric returned to the Lisbon side, being first-choice in the following years under several managers. In the domestic cup final on 31 May 2015, against S.C. Braga, he was sent off in the 14th minute after conceding a penalty with a foul on Djavan, but Sporting eventually won in a shootout.
Southampton
On 18 June 2015, Cédric was announced as the second summer signing for Southampton on a four-year contract, with the English club paying up to €6.5 million (£4.7 million) for his services. He made his debut on 30 July, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 win over Vitesse Arnhem at St. Mary's Stadium for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Ten days later he first appeared in the Premier League, assisting the opening goal for Graziano Pellè in an eventual 2–2 draw at Newcastle United before being substituted for Cuco Martina at half time.
International career
Cédric played ten times with the Portuguese under-21s, his debut occurring on 1 September 2011 in a 2–0 win in Moldova for the 2013 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. His maiden appearance with the senior team was on 11 October 2014, as he started in a 1–2 friendly defeat to France in Paris.
Cédric was selected by manager Fernando Santos for his UEFA Euro 2016 squad. His first game in the tournament took place on 25 June, when he started alongside Southampton teammate José Fonte in the round-of-16 clash against Croatia (1–0 win after extra time). He went on to retain his position until the final, won at the expense of hosts France.