Platini (Cape Verdean footballer)
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"Luís Carlos Almada Soares" redirects here. For the Brazilian footballer, see Michel Platini (Brazilian footballer). For the French footballer, see Michel Platini.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almada and the second or paternal family name is Soares.
Luís Carlos Almada Soares (born 16 April 1986), commonly known as Platini, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luís Carlos Almada Soares[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde[1] | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Sporting Praia | |||
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 | Al Ittihad | 5 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Dibba Al-Hisn | ||
2017–2018 | Politehnica Iași | 33 | (7) |
2018 | Sanat Naft | 5 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Politehnica Iași | 81 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Cape Verde | 27 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:57, 10 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 |
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He spent five years of his professional career in Portugal in addition to playing in seven other countries, and chose his name in honour of French international Michel Platini.[2]
Platini made his international debut for Cape Verde in 2012, and represented the country at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.