Ludovic Soares

Ludovic Soares (born 8 May 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back.^[1] Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Ludovic Soares

Soares in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-08) 8 May 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Thonon-les-Bains, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Evian B	41	(2)
2015–2016	Evian	25	(0)
2016–2017	Red Star	0	(0)
2017–2019	Clermont	10	(0)
2017–2019	Clermont II	20	(2)
2019–2021	Laval	18	(0)
2019–2021	Laval II	5	(0)
2021–2024	Slavia Sofia	57	(1)
International career‡
2022–	Cape Verde	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 May 2023

Club career

Soares joined Évian Thonon Gaillard in 2007. He made his senior debut as a late substitute in the first game of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, a 0–0 draw against Nîmes.^[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 September 2015.^[3]

Released by Évian TG, Soares signed for Red Star on a two-year deal in July 2016.^[4]

In July 2017, Soares signed a three-year deal with Clermont Foot.^[5]

Soares joined Laval from Clermont in the summer of 2019, he started the 2019–20 season as first choice left-back. He gradually lost his place during the season and suffered from injury. He agreed mutual termination of his contract in January 2021, having made 18 league appearances for the club.^[6]

On 12 July 2021, Soares signed a three-year deal with Slavia Sofia.^[7]

International career

Soares was born in France, and is Cape Verdean by descent.^[8] He debuted with the Cape Verde national team on 23 March 2022, in a 2–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe.^[9]