Cedric

Cedric Ricardo Alves Soares CvIH ComM (born 31 August 1991), known simply as Cedric (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɛdɾik]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Arsenal and the Portugal national team.

Cedric's career started with Sporting CP, going on to appear in 93 competitive games over the course of four Primeira Liga seasons and scoring two goals. He signed for Southampton in 2015.

Having earned 72 caps across all youth levels, Cedric made his senior debut for Portugal in 2014. He appeared for the country at the 2018 World Cup and Euro 2016, winning the latter tournament.

Club Career

Sporting

Born in Singen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany to Portuguese parents, Cedric returned to Portugal at the age of two. He joined Sporting CP's youth system in 1998, aged seven.

Cedric made his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 8 May 2011, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Vitoria de Setubal. For 2011–12 he, alongside teammate Adrien Silva, was loaned to fellow top division club Academica, where he played regularly and won that season's Taca de Portugal, playing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 triumph against Sporting.

Subsequently, Cedric returned to the Lisbon side, being first-choice in the following years under several managers. He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 15 December 2012, netting with his left foot from 30 metres in a 1–1 draw away to Nacional.

In the domestic cup final on 31 May 2015, against Braga, Cedric was sent off in the 14th minute after conceding a penalty with a foul on Djavan, but Sporting eventually won in a shootout.

Southampton

On 18 June 2015, Cedric was announced as the second summer signing for Southampton on a four-year contract, with the English club paying up to €6.

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