William Soares (footballer, born 1985)

William Soares
Personal information
Full name	William Ribeiro Soares
Date of birth	7 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Araporã, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Center Back
Youth career
	Itumbiara
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	São José-PA
2004–2007	Académica
2004–2005	→ Fátima (loan)
2005–2007	Braga
2005–2006	Braga B
2006–2007	→ Gil Vicente (loan)
2007–2008	Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan
2008–2010	Hapoel Ramat Gan
2010–2016	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2016–2017	Standard Liège
2017	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2017–2018	Omonia
2018–2019	Académica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019

William Ribeiro Soares (born 7 February 1985) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a center-back.^[1]

Club career[edit]

On 31 August 2016, Soares signed a one-year contract with Belgian club Standard Liège, with an option to extend for an extra season.^[2]

On 25 January 2017, Soares returned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.^[3]

On 29 July 2017 Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia announced the signing of Soares.^[4] He made his debut on 10 September 2017 against Ethnikos Achna on the 2017-18 season's premier.^[5]

After only one season in Cyprus he returned to Portugal, with Académica.^[6]

(correct as of August 2015)

Club	Season	League	League			Cup			League Cup			Europe			Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Hakoah Ramat Gan	2007–2008	Israeli Premier League	27	1	0	3	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	37	2	0
Hapoel Ramat Gan	2008–2009		29	0	0	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	39	2	0
Hapoel Ramat Gan	2009–2010		17	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	22	1	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2010		12	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2010–2011		32	3	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	38	4	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2011–2012		35	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	39	1	1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2012–2013		28	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	35	1	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2013–2014		30	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	2	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2014–2015		34	4	0	5	0	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	45	4	1
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2015–2016		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0
Career			245	13	1	19	1	2	40	3	0	4	0	0	308	17	3

^ William Soares at Soccerway
^ "William Ribeiro Soares rejoint les Rouches" [William Ribeiro Soares joins The Reds] (in French). Standard Liège. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^ "William Soares to Hapoel Be'er Sheva". Standard Liège. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
^ Ποδοσφαιριστής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Γουίλιαμ Σοάρες (in Greek). Omonia Nicosia. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
^ Match Report: Νικηφόρο ξεκίνημα [Match Report: Winning start] (in Greek). Omonoianews.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^ "William reforça eixo defensivo da Académica" [William reinforces the defensive sector] (in Portuguese). Académica's official website. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.