Tiquinho Soares — Overview

Full name: Francisco Paulo de Almeida (commonly known as Tiquinho Soares)

Nationality: Brazilian

Position: Striker / Centre-forward

Career note regarding Tianjin Teda:

• Tiquinho Soares (born 14 September 1988 in São João de Meriti, Brazil) did not play for Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League. His career has included clubs in Brazil, Portugal, Turkey and Greece, but there is no record of him representing Tianjin Teda.

Brief career highlights

• Early career in Brazil with lower-division clubs.
• Moved to Portugal where he achieved prominence, notably with Leixões, Paços de Ferreira and especially FC Porto (2017–2018), where he won the Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal.
• Played for Olympiacos in Greece (2018–2020) and later had spells in Turkey (e.g., Trabzonspor) and other clubs.
• Known for good aerial ability, physical presence and finishing as a centre-forward.

If you meant a different player: There are several Brazilian players who have played for Tianjin Teda (for example, Ramires did not — he played for Jiangsu Suning). If you intended another Brazilian who actually represented Tianjin Teda, provide the name and I will return details on that player.