Samuel Jumpe Soares (born 15 June 2002) is a Portuguese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Primeira Liga
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club
Benfica.
Club career
Benfica
Born in
Amadora
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, Soares began his youth career with hometown club
União de Tires, before moving to his boyhood club
Benfica's youth academy in 2013.
He signed a professional contract with the club on 6 October 2022, tying him to the club until 2027.
Soares played a major role in the
2021–22 UEFA Youth League
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, where Benfica U19 topped their
group
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against
Dynamo Kyiv
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,
Barcelona
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and
Bayern Munich
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. In the final, Benfica defeated
Red Bull Salzburg 6–0 to help Benfica win their first Youth League title, and their first title in European football since the
1961–62 European Cup
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. He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 1–1 LigaPro draw to
Académico de Viseu on 6 August 2022.
[ On 24 August, Soares kept a clean sheet on Benfica's 1–0 against ]Peñarol
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at the 2022 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
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.
He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 5–0 LigaPro win against Nacional
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on 9 August 2021. In the 2022–23 season, he began training with the first team, and eventually became the club's second choice goalkeeper. He earned a league medal in the 2022–23 campaign, replacing first-choice Odysseas Vlachodimos
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Club career
Stu ...
in the 88th minute of a 3–0 home win over Santa Clara on 27 May.
International career
Born in Portugal, Soares is of Bissau-Guinean descent. He represented Portugal
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at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels, for a total of 24 caps
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. On 4 June 2022, Soares made his under-21 debut, playing the entire 5–1 win over Belarus
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in the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.
In June 2023, Soares took part in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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. Portugal were eliminated from the tournament, on 2 July, after a 1–0 loss to England
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in the quarter-finals.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Benfica Youth
* UEFA Youth League
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: 2021–22
*Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
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: 2022
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Benfica
*Primeira Liga
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: 2022–23
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Taça da Liga
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: 2024–25
*Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
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: 2023
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Individual
* Liga Portugal 2
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Goalkeeper of the Month: October/November 2022
References
External links
Profile
at the S.L. Benfica website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soares, Samuel
2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Amadora
Portuguese men's footballers
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
Portuguese sportspeople of Bissau-Guinean descent
Black Portuguese sportspeople
Men's association football goalkeepers
Liga Portugal 2 players
Primeira Liga players
S.L. Benfica B players
S.L. Benfica footballers
21st-century Portuguese sportsmen