Danilo Soares
Danilo Teodoro Soares (born 29 October 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.
| Danilo Soares playing for VfL Bochum in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Teodoro Soares[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Austria Lustenau | 82 | (1) |
| 2010 | Austria Lustenau II | 3 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | FC Ingolstadt | 60 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | VfL Bochum | 171 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023 | |||
Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Soares started his career in Austria with Austria Lustenau in 2010. He joined FC Ingolstadt of the 2. Bundesliga in summer 2013 and was promoted to the Bundesliga with the club in 2015, but injury issues limited him to just a single Bundesliga appearance and his left the club at the end of the season. He spent the 2016–17 season with TSG Hoffenheim but failed to make an appearance, with Soares joining VfL Bochum in summer 2017. He was promoted to the Bundesliga with Bochum at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Career edit
Austria Lustenau edit
Born in Belo Horizonte,[1] Soares went to schools in the Venda Nova neighbourhood of Belo Horizonte.[2] His parents separated when he was a child and he experienced depression as a result.[2] Having previously had an unsuccessful trial at Cruzeiro at around age 16, he spent a month on trial in the Netherlands, before signing a three-year contract with Austrian First League (second tier) club Austria Lustenau in 2010.[2][3] He made 26 appearances during the 2010–11 season, 34 appearances in the 2011–12 season, and 31 appearances during the 2012–13 season, scoring once.[4]
FC Ingolstadt edit
In summer 2013, Soares joined FC Ingolstadt, having signed a pre-contract agreement during the previous season.[5][6] He made his debut for the club on 19 July 2013, starting in a 2–1 2. Bundesliga defeat at home to FC Erzgebirge Aue.[7] He made 27 league appearances and two DFB-Pokal appearances across the 2013–14 season.[7] On 2 March 2015, Soares scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with 1860 Munich.[8] Despite suffering an injury in his left foot in early April, he appeared in 6 of 8 matches across April and May 2015, as Ingolstadt pushed for promotion.[8] The 2014–15 season saw Ingolstadt promoted to the Bundesliga as champions of the 2. Bundesliga with 64 points.[9] Soares started 32 of the club's 34 league matches that season, and scored once.[10] Following the end of the season, he had surgery on his metatarsophalangeal joint, ruling him out for an extended period of time.[11] Having returned from injury, Soares made his first Bundesliga appearance on 19 December 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, and he committed to seeing out the season with Ingolstadt in January 2021.[12] However, he did not make a further appearance during the 2015–16 season, and was released at the end of the season, with Soares continuing to suffer injury to his left toe, including the onset of osteoarthritis.[13][14]
1899 Hoffenheim edit
After a second operation on his toe in summer 2016, following which he rehabilitated at 1899 Hoffenheim, Soares joined Hoffenheimin November 2016 on a "performance-related contract" until summer 2017.[15][16] He did not play during the 2016–17 season and he left the club at the end of his contract.[17][18][19]
VfL Bochum edit
In summer 2017, Soares joined 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum on a three-year contract following the expiry of his contract at Hoffenheim.[19] He made his debut for the club on 28 July 2017 in a 1–0 defeat to FC St. Pauli and went on to make 30 league appearances and two cup appearances during the 2017–18 season,[20] whilst he made 23 league and one cup appearance during the 2018–19 season.[21] He scored his first Bochum goal on 4 November 2019 in a 3–1 win over 1. FC Nürnberg, and made 32 league appearances and two cup appearances that season.[22] With Danilo's contract with Bochum having expired on 30 June 2020, it was announced that he had signed a new four-year contract with the club on 4 July 2020.[23] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Bochum were promoted to the Bundesliga after finishing top of the 2. Bundesliga, with Soares having made 32 league appearances, scoring twice and providing three assists.[24][25]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 19 February 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Austria Lustenau II | 2010–11[26] | Landesliga Vorarlberg | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| SC Austria Lustenau | 2010–11[4] | First League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2011–12[4] | First League | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[4] | First League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 82 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 1 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2013–14[7] | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2014–15[10] | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[13] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2016–17[17] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VfL Bochum | 2017–18[20] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2018–19[21] | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[22] | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[25] | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2021–22[27] | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 139 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 150 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 184 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 307 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup, DFB-Pokal
References edit
- ^ a b c "Danilo Soares". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Bianchini, Vladimir (28 August 2020). "Ídolo na Alemanha, ele venceu a depressão e revela seu grande sonho: 'Jogar no Atlético-MG'". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Soares, Danilo (30 October 2020). "Der Mann auf hinten links – ein Interview mit Danilo Soares". einsachtvieracht.de (Interview) (in German). Interviewed by Claudio Gentile. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Danilo Soares » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Adam, Christian (16 January 2013). "Soares wechselt nach Ingolstadt". Vorarlberger Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "FCI-Planungsstand: Metzelder vor Abschied". kicker (in German). 27 March 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Danilo Soares | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 2013/14 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Derby gegen die Löwen: FC04 kommt über ein 1:1 nicht hinaus". Donaukurier (in German). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Tabelle | 34. Spieltag | 2. Bundesliga 2014/15". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Danilo Soares | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 2014/15 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Danilo fällt längere Zeit aus". Donaukurier (in German). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Sterner, Gottfried (4 January 2016). "Ingolstadt: Personalkarussell beim FC Ingolstadt kommt langsam in Bewegung". Donaukurier (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Danilo Soares | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Bundesliga | 2015/16 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Pfeifer, Michael; Kaiser, Harald (27 April 2016). "Hoffenheim hat Danilo weiter auf dem Zettel". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "TSG: Vertrag für Ingolstädter Aufstiegshelden" (in German). Sport-Informations-Dienst. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Pfeifer, Michael (24 December 2016). "Danilo stößt wohl bald zu den Hoffenheim-Profis". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Danilo Soares | TSG Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 2016/17 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Pfeifer, Michael (8 May 2017). "Danilo: Die Zeichen stehen auf Abschied". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Bochum verpflichtet Linksverteidiger Soares aus Hoffenheim" (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2021 – via Die Welt.
- ^ a b "Danilo Soares | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 2017/18 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Danilo Soares | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 2018/19 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Danilo Soares | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 2019/20 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Danilo Soares verlängert beim VfL Bochum". kicker (in German). 4 July 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Wenzel, Gerd (25 May 2021). "O Bochum volta à elite com seu improvável herói brasileiro". Deutsche Welle (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Danilo Soares | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 2020/21 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Danilo Teodoro Soares". oefb.at (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Danilo Soares | VfL Bochum | Bundesliga | 2021/22 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
External links edit
- Danilo Teodoro Soares at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Danilo Soares at Soccerway