Tom Soares

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Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Thomas James Soares (born 10 July 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has previously played for Crystal Palace, Stoke City, Bury, AFC Wimbledon and Stevenage.

Career

Crystal Palace

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Stoke City

In August 2008 Soares joined Premier League newcomers Stoke City for a fee of £1.25 million.[1] He made an impressive start, as in his second match for Stoke he won two penalty kicks in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at the Britannia Stadium.[2] Soares played a few more matches for Stoke, against Sunderland, Manchester City, Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion.[3] After playing against Hartlepool United in the FA Cup, however, Soares failed to make a league appearance.[3] He was loaned out to Charlton Athletic for the remainder of the 2008–09 season,[4] but failed to help keep them in the Championship.[5] Soares scored one goal for Charlton, on 3 February against Bristol City.[6]

Back at Stoke, he failed to make a Premier League appearance in the 2009–10 season.[7] On 26 November 2009 Soares joined Sheffield Wednesday, initially on a month-long loan deal,[8] but he remained there until the end of the season. As with Charlton, Soares was part of a team who were relegated from the Championship.[9] His misery was compounded by it coming at the hands of former club Crystal Palace, who stayed up at Wednesday's expense.[10] Soares had now been relegated three times in his short career.[11] In March 2011, Soares played for Stoke for the first time in almost 18 months, against Cardiff City in the FA Cup.[12] Soares again failed to make a single Premier League appearance for Stoke during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.[12][13] His last league appearance for Stoke was in December 2008.[3]

On 23 January 2012, Soares joined Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[14] He scored two goals in a 3–1 win against Kilmarnock on 25 February.[15]

He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2011–12 season.[16]

On 16 August 2012, it was reported by The News that Soares was training with Portsmouth.[17]

Bury

On 9 November 2012, Soares joined Bury on non-contract terms.[18] He re-signed for Bury on a two-year deal on 2 July 2013.[19] Soares scored the winning goal against Tranmere Rovers on the last day of the 2014–15 season that gained Bury 3rd place and automatic promotion to League One.[20][21]

AFC Wimbledon

On 31 January 2017, Soares left Bury and signed for fellow League One side AFC Wimbledon.[22] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 January 2018 against Southend United.[23]

Stevenage

After spending the pre-season with Stevenage FC he officially signed for the club on 2 August 2019.[24]

In July 2021, Soares joined Southern Football League side Dorchester Town,[25] where he went on to make 25 league appearances.[26]

Personal life

His brother Louie is also a footballer, who has represented Barbados.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] Total
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Crystal Palace 2003–04[27] First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2004–05[28] Premier League 22 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 26 1
2005–06[29] Championship 44 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 49 1
2006–07[30] Championship 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 3
2007–08[31] Championship 39 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 42 6
2008–09[3] Championship 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 149 11 4 0 5 1 4 0 162 12
Stoke City 2008–09[3] Premier League 7 0 1 0 0 0 ― 8 0
2009–10[7] Premier League 0 0 0 0 3 0 ― 3 0
2010–11[12] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
2011–12[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 7 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 13 0
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2008–09[3] Championship 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2009–10[7] Championship 25 2 1 0 ― 0 0 26 2
Hibernian (loan) 2011–12[13] Scottish Premier League 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Bury 2012–13[32] League One 23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
2013–14[33] League Two 30 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 33 6
2014–15[20] League Two 43 8 2 0 1 0 2 0 48 8
2015–16[34] League One 42 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 50 4
2016–17[35] League One 26 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 32 2
Total 164 22 12 0 4 0 7 0 187 22
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17[35] League One 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2017–18[23] League One 31 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 35 1
2018–19[36] League One 23 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 29 1
Total 69 1 6 0 1 0 3 1 79 2
Stevenage 2019–20[37] League Two 15 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 20 0
Dorchester Town 2021–22[38] Southern League Premier Division South 25 1 1 0 ― 1 0 27 1
Marlow 2022–23[39] Isthmian League South Central Division 9 1 ― ― 1 0 10 1
2023–24[40] Isthmian League South Central Division 10 1 3 0 ― 2 0 15 1
Total 19 2 3 0 ― 3 0 25 2
Career total 494 42 33 0 14 1 22 1 563 44

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References

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