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A. J. Soares
Personal information
Full name Anthony James Soares
Date of birth (1988-11-28) November 28, 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Solana Beach, California, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position Center back
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 California Golden Bears 77 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Orange County Blue Star 1 (0)
2011–2014 New England Revolution 108 (6)
2015–2016 Viking 32 (0)
2016 AGF 6 (1)
Total 147 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony James Soares (born November 28, 1988) is an American retired soccer player who played as a center back for Orange County Blue Star, New England Revolution, Viking and AGF.

Career

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Early life, college and amateur

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Soares was born in Solana Beach, California. He attended Torrey Pines High School where he was the captain for his junior and senior seasons, and won the 2005 Division 1 CIF Championship.

He played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley. As the Cal co-captain in 2010, Soares was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America First Team All American,[1] Pac-10 Player of the Year,[2] Goal.com Player of the Year.[3] Soares entered college at California as an attacking player, but head coach Kevin Grimes converted him to a central defender because of his size and strength.[4] However, he still managed to score five goals in his final collegiate season while anchoring a stingy Bear defense; during this campaign, he was named a semifinalist for the 2010 Hermann Trophy.[5]

In 2010 Soares made one appearance for Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.[6]

Professional

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Soares was chosen by New England Revolution as the sixth overall pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.[7] He made his Revolution debut in the 2011 New England Revolution season opener on March 20, 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with the LA Galaxy.[8] He made his home debut the following week, in a 2-1 win over D.C. United.[8] Soares scored his first professional goal on September 7 in a 4-4 draw against the Philadelphia Union.[9] In his rookie campaign Soares made 28 appearances (all starts). He was subsequently named New England Revolution defender of the Year for 2011.[8]

In the 2012 New England Revolution season, Soares made 30 appearances (all starts), recording two goals.[8] During the 2013 New England Revolution season Soares made 18 appearances (17 starts) and notched one goal, on October 19 in a 3-2 win over the Columbus Crew.[10]

Soares started and played the entire 2014 MLS Cup.[11] He garnered press coverage in the match for helping seemingly-injured LA Galaxy keeper Jaime Penedo to his feet before immediately tossing him back on the ground.[12][13]

Soares was voted "Player's Player" and Defender of the Year for New England in 2014.[14]

In February 2015, Soares was presented as the newest addition to the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking FK.[15] On July 26, 2016, Soares signed a two-year contract with AGF.[16]

In November 2016, he retired from professional football, due to a serious head injury.[17]

Personal life

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Soares' father is Portuguese and was born in the Azores.[18] He also holds an Italian passport.[19] He married Michele Mossman in 2014 in a ceremony in La Quinta, CA. The couple have three children.

References

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  1. ↑ "CALIFORNIA DREAMING Revs take defender A.J. Soares". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Soares Named Pac-10 Player of the Year in Bears' Title Run - the Daily Californian". Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. ↑ "A.J. Soares Named Goal.com Player of the Year". California Golden Bears Athletics. December 3, 2010. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  4. ↑ "Cal's Soares discovers love for defending". December 1, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Men's Semifinalists 2010". Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  6. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Revs draft A.J. Soares in MLS SuperDraft". Boston.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Lemieux, Jeff (September 8, 2011). "New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ "New England Revolution". revolutionsoccer.net. October 20, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ "MLS Cup 2014: LA Galaxy 2, New England Revolution 1". revolutionsoccer.net. December 8, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ "A.J. Soares Helps Galaxy's Jaime Penedo Up, Back Down In MLS Cup (GIF)". NESN.com. December 8, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ Newell, Sean (December 8, 2014). "A.J. Soares Helps Keeper Up, Shoves Him Back Down". VICE. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Soares Receives Two Team Awards". October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Viking henter MLS-spiller". Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ "AGF skriver med A. J. Soares". AGF Fodbold. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  17. ↑ "A.J. Soares forced to retire due to head injury". SBI Soccer. November 17, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  18. ↑ Frank Dell'Apa (February 11, 2011). "College star Soares doesn't mind coming in cold". Boston.com. Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  19. ↑ Frank Dell'Apa (January 14, 2011). "Revolution draft aids defense". Boston.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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