Alexandre 'Alex' Miguel Barros Soares (born 1 March 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in

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, Soares played youth football with four local clubs, including S.L. Benfica from ages 9 to 16. He made his senior debut with

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, in the

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. In January 2012, after a very brief spell in Greece with Panserraikos FC, Soares returned to his country, joining C.S. Marítimo and being assigned to the reserves in the third tier. Two years later, manager Pedro Martins promoted him to the first team. Soares made his

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

debut on 18 August 2013, starting and being booked in a 2–1 home win against former team Benfica. He scored his first goal in the competition on 24 November of that year, helping the hosts defeat Gil Vicente F.C. 3–2. On 3 July 2017, after an average of 23 league appearances at the Estádio do Marítimo, Soares moved abroad again and signed a two-year contract with Cypriot First Division club AC Omonia. He made his debut on 10 September in the season opener, a 2–1 home win against Ethnikos Achna FC, and scored his first goal ten days later with a chip in a 5–2 victory over

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. Soares returned to Portugal and its top flight in the summer of 2019, agreeing to a two-year deal at Moreirense FC. After it expired, he joined

Volos F.C. Volos Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Νέος Ποδοσφαιρικός Σύλλογος Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in Volos, Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League, the first tier of footb ...

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. On 30 July 2023, Soares signed a one-year contract with

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. However, he left in January 2024 by mutual agreement, with only seven competitive games to his credit.

Personal life

Soares' younger brother,

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, is also a footballer and a midfielder.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soares, Alex 1991 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.S. Marítimo players Moreirense F.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players Super League Greece players Panserraikos F.C. players Volos F.C. players Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players Girabola players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Angola