Luís Carlos Almada Soares

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Almada and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Platini

Platini in action for Cape Verde in 2013
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Almada Soares
Date of birth (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 El Ittihad
Number 51
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Sporting Praia
2008–2010 Académica 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Tourizense (loan) 6 (0)
2009–2010 → Sertanense (loan) 28 (2)
2010–2013 Santa Clara 80 (10)
2013–2014 Omonia 29 (3)
2014–2015 CSKA Sofia 24 (1)
2015– El Ittihad 5 (1)
National team‡
2012– Cape Verde 16 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Luís Carlos Almada Soares (born 16 April 1986), commonly known as Platini, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Egyptian club El Ittihad Alexandria as a winger.

He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, and chose his name in honour of French international Michel Platini.

Club career

Born in Praia, Platini started playing football with local Sporting Clube da Praia, there he scored the final goal at the 2008 Cape Verdean football finals at the 64th minute and totalled it to three and made the club to win their seventh title. In 2008 he moved to Portugal, signing for Associação Académica de Coimbra.

Platini never appeared officially for the Students, who loaned him to two third division clubs in consecutive seasons, G.D. Tourizense and Sertanense FC. In 2010 he signed a three-year contract with C.D. Santa Clara, in the second level.[1]

Platini appeared in 19 games for the Azores club in his first year, eleven as a substitute. One of his two goals came on 31 October 2010, in a 2–0 home win against C.F. Os Belenenses.[2]

On 22 June 2013, Platini joined Cypriot First Division side AC Omonia.[3] In July of the following year, he signed for two seasons with PFC CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria.[4]

International career

Platini made his debut for Cape Verde in 2012. He scored the Blue Sharks' first goal in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations – also a first-ever in the tournament – opening the scoring in the 1–1 draw against Morocco in Durban.[5]

International goal

Score and result lists Cape Verde's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 January 2013 Moses Mabhida, Durban, South Africa  Morocco
1–0
1–1
 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Sporting Clube da Praia

References

  1. ↑ "Cape Verdean athlete Platini reinforces Santa Clara". A Semana. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Liga Oragina [sic]: Santa Clara derrota Belenenses, Gil mantém liderança" [Liga Oragina: Santa Clara beats Belenenses, Gil stays on top] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Παίκτης της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο Λουίς Κάρλος Αλμάντα Σοάρες – Πλατινί (Omonia player Luís Carlos Almada Soares – Platini); AC Omonia, 22 June 2013 (Greek)
  4. ↑ "Подписаха с Платини и таран от Люксембург" [Platini and a forward from Luxembourg have signed their contracts] (in Bulgarian). 7 Sport. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Morocco 1–1 Cape Verde". BBC Sport. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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