Guilherme Araújo Soares (born 8 February 2001), known as Guilherme, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Petrolul Ploiești.

Professional career

A youth product of

Braga Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality ...

since 2010, Soares was called up to their first team in 2021. He made his professional debut for Braga as a starter in a 0–0

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tie with

Portimonense Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, the second division of Portuguese football ...

on 19 May 2021. He was assigned to their B-team for the 2021–22 season, where he scored one goal in 23 appearances. He signed a professional contract with Braga on 1 February 2022 until 2025. On 8 August 2023, Braga sent Soares on a season-long loan to

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club

Oliveirense União Desportiva Oliveirense (UDO), commonly known as Oliveirense, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Oliveira de Azeméis, in Aveiro District. The club was founded on 25 October 1922. The main football team currently plays at the Es ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soares, Guilherme 2001 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Primeira Liga players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga I players S.C. Braga players S.C. Braga B players U.D. Oliveirense players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen