Filipe Soares (footballer, born 1999)


Filipe Miguel Barros Soares is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Moreirense F.C. as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Soares joined S.L. Benfica's youth academy in at the age of 8. On 19 February 2017, still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserve team, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against S.C. Freamunde for the LigaPro.
In July 2018, Soares signed with G.D. Estoril Praia also of the second division. He moved to the Primeira Liga one year later later, agreeing to a five-year contract at Moreirense FC.
Soares played his first match in the Portuguese top flight on 11 August 2019, featuring 28 minutes in the 1–3 away loss to S.C. Braga before being stretchered off with an injury. He scored his first and second goals in the competition the following 2 February, in a 5–1 away victory over Gil Vicente FC.

International career

Soares won his first cap for the Portuguese under-21 side on 5 September 2019, playing the second half of a 4–0 home win against Gibraltar for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers after replacing Sporting CP's Miguel Luís.

Personal life

Soares' older brother, Alexandre, was also a footballer and a midfielder.