Francisco Soares

Francisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos (born 17 January 1991), known as Tiquinho or Soares, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek club Olympiacos.

Having only played in the lower leagues of his homeland, he moved to Portugal aged 23. He played 155 Primeira Liga games for Nacional, Vitoria de Guimaraes and Porto, scoring 64 goals and winning two league titles with the last of those clubs.

Club Career

Brazil

Born in Sousa, Paraiba, but raised in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Soares started his career with Palmeiras FC das Rocas. After impressing with the side he moved to America Futebol Clube (RN) in 2009, initially assigned to the youth setup.

Soares made his professional debut for the latter club on 14 August 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 1–2 Serie B home loss against Vila Nova Futebol Clube. He only appeared in one further match in the championship, before being released on 3 September of that year.

Soares subsequently represented Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Sousa Esporte Clube, Centro Sportivo Paraibano, Caico Esporte Clube,Visao Celeste Esporte Clube, Ceramica Atletico Clube,Treze Futebol Clube,Veranopolis Esporte Clube Recreativo e Cultural,Esporte Clube Pelotas and Lucena Sport Clube.

Nacional

On 27 January 2015, Soares moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing with Primeira Liga side C.D. Nacional, still owned by CSP. He made his debut for the club on 21 February, replacing Lucas Joao in a 1–3 away loss against S.C. Braga.

Soares scored his first goal abroad on 20 April 2015, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 Madeira derby at C.S. Maritimo. The following 20 March, he scored a brace in a 3–2 home win over Vitoria de Guimaraes.

Vitoria Guimaraes

On 25 May 2016, Soares signed for Vitoria de Guimaraes. He made his debut for his new team on 14 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss to Braga, and scored his first goal 12 da