Samuel Soares

Goalkeeper - Benfica
10 Jul 2027
Saturday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 10 Transfers Relations Events 37 Awards 1 Matches History

Events

37

  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  2. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Minor
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  3. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Minor
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  4. Helped the team qualify for Europe

  5. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  6. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  7. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  8. Dropped to the bench as Anatolii Trubin was preferred

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Anatolii Trubin was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  9. Settling well into the dressing room

    Moderate
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. He is still inside the early-weeks window of a transfer.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  10. Established as a regular starter

    Serious
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  11. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  12. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  13. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  14. Stinging defeat in the derby

  15. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  16. Reassured by the manager's half-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  17. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  18. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  19. Stinging defeat in the derby

  20. Trusted for a major fixture

    Major
    Cause
    The manager trusted him with the start. in the derby A fringe / young player getting the nod feels the trust more.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.

  21. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  22. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  23. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  24. Media narrative around him has shifted

    Minor
    Cause
    Pundit and press tone has flipped after recent results.

  25. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  26. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  27. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. A repeated team-talk tone had less impact than usual.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  28. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  29. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  30. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.5M/y

  31. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.5M/y

  32. He never got into the team on loan

    Minor
    Cause
    6 appearances · 6.76 average rating

  33. Stayed on the bench all match

    Minor
    Cause
    The bench was built around different match options.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  34. Recalled early from loan by the parent club

    Decision

  35. Joined on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Benfica → Levante · 330.0K

  36. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.3M/y

  37. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    4y · $1.3M/y