About Cédric Soares

Cédric Ricardo Alves Soares CvIH ComM (born 31 August 1991), known simply as Cédric (Portuguese pronunciation: ), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo.

Cédric'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. After a brief loan spell with Inter Milan in 2019, Cédric joined Arsenal in 2020. He played for Fulham on loan in 2023 before departing Arsenal a year later.

Having earned 72 caps across all youth levels, Cédric 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.