Tom Soares

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Tom Soares
Personal information
Full name	Thomas James Soares
Date of birth	July 10, 1986 (1986-07-10) (age 23)
Place of birth	Reading, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Stoke City
Number	8
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2008 2008– 2009	Crystal Palace Stoke City → Charlton Athletic (loan)	152 (11) 007 0(0) 004 0(1)
National team2
2005–2007	England U21	004 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:58, 4 February 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 2008-02-25. * Appearances (Goals)

Thomas James "Tom" Soares (born 10 July 1986 in Reading, England) is an English midfielder of Barbadian descent who is currently playing for Stoke City.

Contents 1 Family 2 Career 2.1 Crystal Palace 2.2 Stoke City 3 Playing Stats 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Family

His brother Louie is also a footballer, playing for Blue Square Premier champions Aldershot Town and the Barbados national side.

[edit] Career

[edit] Crystal Palace

He came up through the Crystal Palace academy, playing in central midfield, but since breaking through has been used more often on the wing for Palace, a position he is happy to fill, but is evidently not his favourite, leading to his performances being criticised by some Palace fans.

Soares is acknowledged to be an exciting midfield talent amongst many football managers and pundits and has previously appeared for the England U21 side.

Under Neil Warnock, Soares has been handed his old central midfield role and has flourished in Palace's three-man midfield. His driving runs, combined with his best goalscoring season to date, have meant he has been a key performer in Palace's 2007-08 campaign.

[edit] Stoke City

Early in the following season, Soares was transfer listed by Warnock, following Palace's poor start to the season, and went on to complete a deadline day move to Premier League newcomers Stoke City, where he has made an impressive start to his Potter's career. He earned Stoke two penalties in a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at The Britannia Stadium.

[edit] Playing Stats

Club	Season	League		Cup[1]		Europe		Play-Offs		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crystal Palace	2003-04	3	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0
Crystal Palace	2004-05	22	0	4	1	-	-	-	-	26	1
Crystal Palace	2005-06	44	1	3	0	-	-	2	0	49	1
Crystal Palace	2006-07	37	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	3
Crystal Palace	2007-08	39	6	1	0	-	-	2	0	42	6
Crystal Palace	2008-09	4	1	1	0	-	-	-	-	5	1
Total	2003-2008	152	11	9	1	-	-	4	0	165	12
Stoke	2008-09	4	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0
Total	2008-present	4	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	0
Career totals		156	11	9	1	-	-	9	0	169	12

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tom Soares player profile at cpfc.co.uk
• Tom Soares career stats at Soccerbase

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