portuguese association football player

Alves and the second or paternal family name is Soares. In this portuguese name, the beginning or maternal family name isand the moment or parental family name is Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares CvIH ComM [ 4 ] [ 5 ] ( born 31 August 1991 ), known plainly as Cédric ( portuguese pronunciation : [ ˈsɛdɾik ] ), is a portuguese professional football player who plays as a right back for Premier League golf club Arsenal and the Portugal national team.

Cédric career started with Sporting CP, going on to appear in 93 competitive games over the naturally 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 elder debut for Portugal in 2014. He appeared for the area at the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament .

Club career [edit ]

Sporting [edit ]

Born in Singen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany to Portuguese parents, Cédric returned to Portugal at the long time of two. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He joined Sporting CP ‘s young system in 1998, aged seven. [ 8 ] Cédric made his Primeira Liga debut with the beginning team on 8 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Vitória de Setúbal. [ 9 ] For 2011–12 he, aboard teammate Adrien Silva, was loaned to fellow top division golf club Académica, [ 10 ] where he played regularly and won that season ‘s Taça de Portugal, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 triumph against Sporting. [ 11 ] subsequently, Cédric returned to the Lisbon side, being first-choice in the play along years under several managers. [ 12 ] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese crown division on 15 December 2012, netting with his bequeath foot from 30 metres in a 1–1 draw away to Nacional. [ 13 ] In the domestic cup concluding on 31 May 2015, against Braga, Cédric was sent off in the 14th minute after conceding a penalty with a foul on Djavan, but Sporting finally won in a gunfight. [ 14 ]

Southampton [edit ]

Cédric play for Southampton in 2017 On 18 June 2015, Cédric was announced as the second summer sign for Southampton on a four-year shrink, [ 15 ] with the English club paying up to €6.5 million ( £4.7 million ) for his services. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] He made his debut on 30 July, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home win over Vitesse for the third base qualifying polish of the UEFA Europa League. [ 18 ] Ten days late he first appeared in the Premier League, assisting the hatchway goal for Graziano Pellè in a 2–2 pull away to Newcastle United before being substituted for Cuco Martina at half clock. [ 19 ] Cédric scored his beginning finish for Southampton on 18 March 2018, in a 2–0 victory aside to Wigan Athletic in the one-sixth round of the FA Cup, the inaugural match under new director Mark Hughes. [ 20 ]

Inter Milan ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 26 January 2019, Cédric moved to Inter Milan on loanword for the rest of the season, with an option to purchase for £9.5m in the summer. [ 21 ] He made his first appearance five days late, playing 15 minutes and converting his attack in the 4–3 gunfight loss against Lazio in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia ( 1–1 after 120 minutes ). [ 22 ]

arsenal [edit ]

Cédric joined fellow Premier League team Arsenal on a six-month lend on 31 January 2020. [ 23 ] On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Cédric had sealed a permanent move to Arsenal on a retentive condition consider, as a loose transportation upon the termination of his contract. [ 24 ] Cédric made his armory debut on 1 July 2020 coming on as a 77th-minute substitute and scoring a 20-yard affect with his left foot, four minutes after coming on, in a 4–0 victory over Norwich City. [ 25 ] After playing for Southampton as a ersatz in their FA Cup one-third round connect against Huddersfield Town Cédric was cup-tied and ineffective to take separate in Arsenal ‘s victorious 2019–20 FA Cup campaign. [ 26 ] [ 27 ]

On 29 August 2020, Cédric came on as a substitute, taking and scoring the third base penalty in a gunfight acquire against Liverpool in the Community Shield after the game ended 1–1. [ 28 ] On 18 January 2021, Cédric made his first Premier League beginning of the season in the 3–0 gain over Newcastle United. [ 29 ] Since then, due to Kieran Tierney ‘s wound, he has been covering the left-back military position in recent weeks, including 5 starts in the league. [ 30 ] [ 31 ]

International career [edit ]

Cédric was character of the portuguese under-20 team called up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, finally finishing the tournament in irregular target. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] He played ten times with the portuguese under-21s, his debut occurring on 1 September 2011 in a 2–0 succeed in Moldova for the 2013 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. [ 34 ] His maiden over appearance with the elder team was on 11 October 2014, as he started in a 1–2 friendly get the better of to France in Paris. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] Cédric was selected by director Fernando Santos for his UEFA Euro 2016 squad. [ 37 ] His beginning game in the tournament took position on 25 June, when he started aboard Southampton teammate José Fonte in the round-of-16 clash against Croatia ( 1–0 acquire after extra time ). [ 38 ] He went on to retain his status until the final examination, won at the expense of hosts France. [ 39 ] He scored his first gear finish for his country on 17 June 2017, netting in the 86th moment of an eventual 2–2 group stage withdraw to Mexico at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup at the Kazan Arena in Russia. [ 40 ] In May 2018, he was named in Portugal ‘s team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 41 ] In March 2021, Cédric was recalled to the national team for the first time since 2019, for the World Cup qualifying games. [ 42 ] On 27 March, he started and provided an assist in a 2–2 guide against Serbia ; this was his beginning game for Portugal since October 2018. [ 43 ] [ 44 ]

career statistics [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

As of match played 21 December 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 27 March 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2014 2 0
2015 6 0
2016 8 0
2017 9 1
2018 8 0
2021 1 0
Total 34 1
As of match played 27 March 2021. Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Cédric goal.
List of international goals scored by Cédric Soares
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 June 2017 Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia 20  Mexico 2–1 2–2 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup [40]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Académica
Sporting
Southampton
Arsenal

International [edit ]

Portugal U20
Portugal

Orders [edit ]

References [edit ]