Juary Soares


This name uses Portuguese naming customs: The first or maternal family name is Martinho and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Juary Soares is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a defender. He is currently playing for Mafra.

Club career

On 13 January 2013, Juary made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga match against Oliveirense.

International career

Juary Soares was born in Guinea-Bissau, but raised in Portugal. He was called up by the Guinea Bissau national football team for their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Kenya, and made his debut in a 1-0 win. That qualification campaign was for the first time successful and at the Africa Cup Nations debut match for Guinea-Bissau, Juary Soares scored the equalising goal in stoppage time against host country Gabon.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations