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Tiquinho Soares

Experienced headBotafogo · 35 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameFrancisco das Chagas Soares dos Santos
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityBrazil
Age35
Date of birth17 Jan 1991
BirthplaceSousa
Height187 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubBotafogo
Centre-forward
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
381
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Botafogo.

Also this season

On loan at Santos — Paulista - A1: 6 apps, 2g 1a, 479 min

On loan at Santos — Copa Do Brasil: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 100 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Botafogo; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie Aat Mirassol7003816.41
Copa Do Brasilat Mirassol2101347.1
CONMEBOL Libertadoresat Mirassol100346.3

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

Tiquinho Soares is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Santos, rated 10.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0.83 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Soares.

On the season, Soares graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances (0.826 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 35 Soares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Streaky4 clubs
10.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
5.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
6.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0.83
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Santos finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

27
Apps
2
Goals
3
Assists
5
G+A
0.07
Goals / app

2 goals in 27 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.19 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0.83 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 6.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.83 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.