Danilo Soares

FC Ingolstadt In summer 2013, Soares joined FC Ingolstadt, having signed a pre-contract agreement during the previous season. He made his debut for the club on 19 July 2013, starting in a 2–1 2. Bundesliga defeat at home to FC Erzgebirge Aue. He made 27 league appearances and two DFB-Pokal appearances across the 2013–14 season. Despite suffering an injury in his left foot in early April, he appeared in 6 of 8 matches across April and May 2015, as Ingolstadt pushed for promotion. Soares started 32 of the club's 34 league matches that season, and scored once. Following the end of the season, he had surgery on his metatarsophalangeal joint, ruling him out for an extended period of time. Having returned from injury, Soares made his first Bundesliga appearance on 19 December 2015 in a 1–0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, and he committed to seeing out the season with Ingolstadt in January 2021. However, he did not make a further appearance during the 2015–16 season, and was released at the end of the season, with Soares continuing to suffer injury to his left toe, including the onset of osteoarthritis.

1899 Hoffenheim After a second operation on his toe in summer 2016, following which he rehabilitated at 1899 Hoffenheim, Soares joined Hoffenheimin November 2016 on a "performance-related contract" until summer 2017. He did not play during the 2016–17 season and he left the club at the end of his contract.

VfL Bochum In summer 2017, Soares joined 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum on a three-year contract following the expiry of his contract at Hoffenheim. whilst he made 23 league and one cup appearance during the 2018–19 season. He scored his first Bochum goal on 4 November 2019 in a 3–1 win over 1. FC Nürnberg, and made 32 league appearances and two cup appearances that season. With Danilo's contract with Bochum having expired on 30 June 2020, it was announced that he had signed a new four-year contract with the club on 4 July 2020. At the end of the 2020–21 season, Bochum were promoted to the Bundesliga after finishing top of the 2. Bundesliga, with Soares having made 32 league appearances, scoring twice and providing three assists.

1. FC Nürnberg Soares left Bochum as a free agent, his contract having expired. On 29 May 2024, Soares joined 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Nürnberg on a one-year contract with an option to extend a further year. Soares was brought into the club with the goal of adding experience in the defensive region.

Return to Austria Lustenau In the summer of 2026, Soares returned to Austria Lustenau with a two-season contract.

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