Cédric Soares

Who is this?

Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares (born 31 August 1991), known simply as Cédric (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛðɾik]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo. Cédric's career started with Sporting CP, going on to appear in 93 competitive games over the course of four Primeira Liga seasons and scoring two goals. He signed for Southampton in 2015. After a brief loan spell with Inter Milan in 2019, Cédric joined Arsenal in 2020. He played for Fulham on loan in 2023 before departing Arsenal a year later. Having earned 72 caps across all youth levels, Cédric made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014. He appeared for the country at the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament.

Career

1. 1991
   Born
2. 2006
   Joined Portugal national under-16 football team
3. 2007
   Joined Portugal national under-17 football team
4. 2009
   Joined Portugal national under-18 football team
5. 2009
   Joined Portugal national under-19 football team
6. 2010
   Joined Sporting CP
7. 2010
   Joined Portugal national under-20 football team
8. 2011
   Joined Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F.
9. 2011
   Joined Portugal national under-21 football team
10. 2013
    Joined Sporting CP B
11. 2014
    Joined Portugal men's national football team
12. 2015
    Joined Southampton F.C.
13. 2019
    Joined Inter Milan
14. 2020
    Joined Arsenal F.C.
15. 2020
    Joined Arsenal F.C.
16. 2023
    Joined Fulham F.C.
17. 2025
    Joined São Paulo FC
18. Won Commander of the Order of Merit of Portugal
19. Won Knight of the Order of Prince Henry

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Singen
• •Citizenship: Portugal
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football