Juary Soares


Juary Martinho Soares is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Portuguese Liga 3 side Amora.

Club career

On 13 January 2013, Juary made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga match against Oliveirense.
After six years in the Portuguese second and third levels, split by a year in Macau with Benfica de Macau in 2014–15, Juary moved to France, joining Championnat National side Créteil in the summer of 2020.

International career

Juary Soares was born in Guinea-Bissau, but raised in Portugal. He was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national football team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Kenya, and made his debut in the 1–0 win. That qualification campaign was for the first time successful and at the Africa Cup Nations debut match for Guinea-Bissau, Juary Soares scored the equalising goal in stoppage time against host country Gabon.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations