William Soares da Silva


William Soares da Silva, simply known as Soares, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguese club Gil Vicente as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Soares joined Vila Nova Futebol Clube's youth system in 2007. After two years with Vila Nova's reserves, he made his debut on 29 September 2009, against Juventude. After two season in first team, Soares was moved to Porto, and then was loaned to Portimonense. A investor, used a proxy club Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis, retained 20% economic rights on the future transfer fee received by Porto. Porto had an option to purchase it on or before 30 June 2013.
In the following season, Soares was loaned again, this time to Recreativo de Huelva in the Spanish second level.