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Tom Soares

Thomas James Soares (born 10 July 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Marlow. He has previously played for Crystal Palace, Stoke City, Bury, AFC Wimbledon and Stevenage.

Tom Soares
Personal information
Full name Thomas James Soares[1]
Date of birth (1986-07-10) 10 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Marlow
Youth career
2000–2003 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Crystal Palace 149 (11)
2008–2012 Stoke City 7 (0)
2009 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
2009–2010 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 25 (2)
2012 → Hibernian (loan) 10 (2)
2012–2017 Bury 164 (22)
2017–2019 AFC Wimbledon 69 (1)
2019–2020 Stevenage 15 (0)
2021–2022 Dorchester Town 25 (1)
2023– Marlow 2 (1)
International career
2005–2007 England U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Crystal Palace

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Born in Reading, Berkshire, Soares came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield.[citation needed] When he made the Palace first team he was used as a winger.[citation needed] Under the management of Neil Warnock, however, Soares was played in central midfield.[citation needed] His driving runs, combined with his best goalscoring season to date, meant that he was a key performer in the 2007–08 season for Palace.[citation needed]

Stoke City

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In August 2008 Soares joined Premier League newcomers Stoke City for a fee of £1.25 million.[3] He made an impressive start, as in his second match for Stoke he won two penalty kicks in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at the Britannia Stadium.[4] Soares played a few more matches for Stoke, against Sunderland, Manchester City, Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion.[5] After playing against Hartlepool United in the FA Cup, however, Soares failed to make a league appearance.[5] He was loaned out to Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2008–09 season,[6] but failed to help keep them in the Championship.[7] Soares scored one goal for Charlton, on 3 February against Bristol City.[8]

Back at Stoke, he failed to make a Premier League appearance in the 2009–10 season.[9] On 26 November 2009 Soares joined Sheffield Wednesday, initially on a month-long loan deal,[10] but he remained there until the end of the season. As with Charlton, Soares was part of a team who were relegated from the Championship.[11] His misery was compounded by it coming at the hands of former club Crystal Palace, who stayed up at Wednesday's expense.[12] Soares had now been relegated three times in his short career.[13] In March 2011, Soares played for Stoke for the first time in almost 18 months, against Cardiff City in the FA Cup.[14] Soares again failed to make a single Premier League appearance for Stoke during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.[14][15] His last league appearance for Stoke was in December 2008.[5]

On 23 January 2012, Soares joined Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[16] He scored two goals in a 3–1 win against Kilmarnock on 25 February.[17]

He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2011–12 season.[18]

On 16 August 2012, it was reported by The News that Soares was training with Portsmouth.[19]

Bury

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On 9 November 2012, Soares joined Bury on non-contract terms.[20] He re-signed for Bury on a two-year deal on 2 July 2013.[21] Soares scored the winning goal against Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the 2014–15 season that gained Bury 3rd place and automatic promotion to League One.[22][23]

AFC Wimbledon

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On 31 January 2017, Soares left Bury and signed for fellow League One side AFC Wimbledon.[24] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 January 2018 against Southend United.[25]

Stevenage

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After spending the pre-season with Stevenage FC he officially signed for the club on 2 August 2019.[26]

In July 2021, Soares joined Southern Football League side Dorchester Town,[27] where he went on to make 25 league appearances.[28]

Personal life

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His brother Louie is also a footballer, who has represented Barbados.

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2003–04[29] First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2004–05[30] Premier League 22 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 26 1
2005–06[31] Championship 44 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 49 1
2006–07[32] Championship 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 3
2007–08[33] Championship 39 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 42 6
2008–09[5] Championship 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 149 11 4 0 5 1 4 0 162 12
Stoke City 2008–09[5] Premier League 7 0 1 0 0 0 ― 8 0
2009–10[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 0 ― 3 0
2010–11[14] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
2011–12[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 7 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 13 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2008–09[5] Championship 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2009–10[9] Championship 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 2
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12[15] Scottish Premier League 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Bury 2012–13[34] League One 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
2013–14[35] League Two 30 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 33 6
2014–15[22] League Two 43 8 2 0 1 0 2 0 48 8
2015–16[36] League One 42 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 50 4
2016–17[37] League One 26 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 32 2
Total 164 22 12 0 4 0 7 0 187 22
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17[37] League One 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2017–18[25] League One 31 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 35 1
2018–19[38] League One 23 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 29 1
Total 69 1 6 0 1 0 3 1 79 2
Stevenage 2019–20[39] League Two 15 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 20 0
Dorchester Town 2021–22[40] Southern League Premier Division South 25 1 1 0 ― 1 0 27 1
Marlow 2022–23[41] Isthmian League South Central Division 2 1 ― ― ― 2 1
Career total 477 41 30 0 14 1 19 1 540 43
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, UEFA Europa League, EFL Trophy and FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Stevenage" (PDF). English Football League. p. 68. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile Tom Soares". Premier League. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Soares delighted to be at Stoke". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Stoke City 2–1 Tottenham". Stoke City official site. Stoke City. 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Games played by Tom Soares in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Soares makes Charlton loan switch". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 March 2011.
  7. ^ Charlton Athletic F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  8. ^ "Bristol City 2–1 Charlton". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Tom Soares in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Stoke allow duo to leave on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 March 2011.
  11. ^ Sheffield Wednesday F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  12. ^ "Wednesday 2 – 2 Palace". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 May 2010.
  13. ^ Haggerty, Anthony (4 February 2012). "Hibs loan signing Tom Soares admits he couldn't bear being relegated for a fourth time in his career". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "Games played by Tom Soares in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Games played by Tom Soares in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Soares Signs For Hibs". Stoke City. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Kilmarnock 1–3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  18. ^ "FREE TRANSFER LIST 2011/12" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  19. ^ Allen, Neil (16 August 2012). "Williamson and Soares train with Pompey". The News (Portsmouth). Johnston Press. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  20. ^ "Soares soars in". Bury FC. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  21. ^ "Soares signs new deal with Bury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Tom Soares in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  23. ^ Bury F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  24. ^ "AFC Wimbledon sign Bury's Soares". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Tom Soares in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Tom Soares completes Stevenage move". www.stevenagefc.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  27. ^ "Welcome Tom Soares". Dorchester Town F.C. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Tom Soares Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  29. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  30. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  31. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  32. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  33. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  34. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  35. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  36. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  37. ^ a b "Games played by Tom Soares in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  38. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  39. ^ "Games played by Tom Soares in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  40. ^ "Tom Soares Profile". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  41. ^ "Marlow | Appearances | Thomas Soares". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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