Dakson

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Soares and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Dakson Soares da Silva (born 11 July 1987), or simply Dakson, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Sousa Esporte Clube as an attacking midfielder.

Dakson

Personal information
Full name	Dakson Soares da Silva
Date of birth	(1987-07-11) 11 July 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Santana do Ipanema, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sousa
Youth career
2002–2005	Campo Grande
2005–2006	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2012	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	122	(21)
2012–2014	Vasco da Gama	38	(6)
2015	Vitória	1	(0)
2015	Náutico	6	(0)
2016	CRB	11	(0)
2016–2017	Cuiabá	11	(2)
2018	Brusque	0	(0)
2019	ASA	0	(0)
2020–	Sousa	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:22, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

Dakson signed for Lokomotiv Plovdiv at the age of 19, in the summer of 2006.^[1] He made his competitive debut on 19 August 2006 against Slavia Sofia in the third round of the A PFG. He is regarded by many to be one of the best players in the Bulgarian Football League and a great prospect for the future. He has also expressed an interest in obtaining Bulgarian citizenship.

On 4 October 2009, in a match against Levski Sofia he saved his team the point with a brilliant equalizer in the added time of the second half, scoring from a free kick from a distance of about 40 meters. On 19 April 2010, Dakson played his hundredth match for Lokomotiv in a 0–0 away draw against Sliven 2000. On 25 March 2012, Dakson was sent off in a 3–0 home loss against CSKA Sofia after an altercation with Njongo Priso.^[2] In his last official match for Loko Plovdiv that was held on 11 July and was part of the 2012 Bulgarian Supercup competition, Dakson scored his team's only goal in the 1–2 loss against Ludogorets Razgrad.

Vasco da Gama

On 20 July 2012, Dakson signed for Vasco da Gama on a long-term contract for a fee believed to be around €180,000.^[3] He made his debut in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A on 24 November, in a 1–1 home draw against Flamengo, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Marlone.^[4] On 2 December, Dakson assisted Éder Luís for Vasco's second goal in a 2–1 away win over Fluminense.^[5]

He netted his first goal on 31 January 2013, in a 2–4 home loss against Flamengo in the Campeonato Carioca.^[6]

Club statistics

As of 1 October 2017

Club	Season	League		State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2006–07	27	3	–	–	4	1	–	–	–	–	31	4
	2007–08	29	5	–	–	3	2	–	–	–	–	32	7
	2008–09	24	5	–	–	0	0	–	–	–	–	24	5
	2009–10	21	4	–	–	0	0	–	–	–	–	21	4
	Total	101	17	–	–	7	3	–	–	–	–	108	20
Lokomotiv Plovdiv	2011–12	21	4	–	–	4	1	–	–	–	–	25	5
	2012–13	0	0	–	–	0	0	0	0	1[a]	1	1	1
	Total	21	4	–	–	4	1	0	0	1	1	26	6
Vasco da Gama	2012	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	2	0
	2013	14	2	14	2	2	1	–	–	–	–	30	5
	2014	22	4	2	0	5	0	–	–	–	–	29	4
	Total	38	6	16	2	7	1	–	–	–	–	61	9
Vitória	2015	1	0	3	0	1	0	–	–	1[b]	0	6	0
Náutico	2015	6	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	6	0
CRB	2016	11	0	12	1	3	1	–	–	7[c]	0	33	2
Cuiabá	2016	5	2	0	0	0	0	2[d]	1	–	–	7	3
	2017	6	0	0	0	3	0	–	–	2[e]	0	11	0
	Total	11	2	0	0	3	0	2	1	2	0	18	3
Career Total		189	29	31	3	25	6	2	1	11	1	258	40

1. Bulgarian Supercup
2. Copa do Nordeste
3. Copa do Nordeste
4. Copa Sudamericana
5. Copa Verde

Honours

CRB

• Campeonato Alagoano: 2016

Cuiabá

• Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2017