Giovani Lima Soares
8 Giovani Lima Soares
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Position:
    MF
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Abaco HS
  • Previous College:
    NIACC
  • g
    2
  • a
    3
  • pts
    7
  • gw
    1
Bio

Honors & Awards:

2023 Season (Junior): Earned honorable mention all-CAC honors and was BU’s CAC Champion of Character representative … Started all 24 games … Scored two goals and three assists … Put nine of 24 shots on goal … Assisted both goals in the win against Grand View (Sept. 12) … Scored his first goal as a Bruin in the Senior Day win against Waldorf (Oct. 140) … Scored the game-winner at Hastings (Oct. 18) … Delivered an assist in the NAIA Second Round triumph over #1 Mid-America Christian (Nov. 18) to advance to the Final Site … Played primarily as a defensive midfielder … Helped the team post a program-record 13 shutouts … Set a school-record going 641 minutes and three seconds from Sept. 26-Nov. 11 without being scored upon … Led a defense that allowed just 21 goals in 24 games for a 0.86 goals against average … Limited opponents to just 4.6 shots on goal per game.

At North Iowa Area CC: Began his collegiate career at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa ... Played three years of soccer for coach Graham Lynch ... Started 41 of 46 games in which he appeared ... Scored 10 goals and 10 assists in his time with the Trojans.

High School: Attended Abaco High School in Sao Bernardo do Campo.

Club Soccer: Played club soccer for Med City FC, coached by Neil Cassidy.

Personal: Son of Fernando and Marcia Soares ... Has an older brother, Vitor ... Born on July 16, 2002 ... Majoring in Business.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Nov 9 vs. Washington Adventist W, 1-0
Nov 11 vs. #14 Florida National T, 2-2
Nov 16 vs. Northwestern W, 2-0
Nov 18 at #1 Mid-America Christian T, 3-3
Nov 27 vs. #22 Indiana Wesleyan W, 2-0
Nov 30 vs. #19 Milligan L, 2-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 -
Games started 24 -
Goals 2 -
Assists 3 -
Points 7 0
Shots 24 -
Shot Pct .083 -
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 -
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 17 at Doane W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 19 Clarke T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 22 at Morningside L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 26 Briar Cliff L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 30 at Viterbo T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 2 York W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 5 (RV) Concordia (Neb.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 9 Northwestern W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 12 (RV) Grand View W, 2-0 1 1 0 2 2
Sep 16 at #2 Mid-America Christian L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 22 Science and Arts W, 5-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 26 at #14 Columbia (Mo.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Hannibal-LaGrange W, 7-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 at #16 Missouri Baptist W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 10 at Southwestern Christian W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 14 Waldorf W, 5-0 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 18 at Hastings W, 5-0 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 28 at Judson W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 9 vs. Washington Adventist W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 11 vs. #14 Florida National T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 16 vs. Northwestern W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 18 at #1 Mid-America Christian T, 3-3 1 1 0 1 1
Nov 27 vs. #22 Indiana Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 30 vs. #19 Milligan L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 17 at Doane W, 2-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Aug 19 Clarke T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Aug 22 at Morningside L, 2-1 1 2 .000 0 .000
Aug 26 Briar Cliff L, 3-1 1 0 - 0 -
Aug 30 at Viterbo T, 0-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 2 York W, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 5 (RV) Concordia (Neb.) L, 2-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Sep 9 Northwestern W, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 12 (RV) Grand View W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 16 at #2 Mid-America Christian L, 2-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 22 Science and Arts W, 5-2 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 26 at #14 Columbia (Mo.) L, 1-0 1 5 .000 2 .400
Sep 30 at Hannibal-LaGrange W, 7-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Oct 4 at #16 Missouri Baptist W, 4-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 10 at Southwestern Christian W, 3-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 14 Waldorf W, 5-0 1 2 .500 1 .500
Oct 18 at Hastings W, 5-0 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Oct 28 at Judson W, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 9 vs. Washington Adventist W, 1-0 1 2 .000 1 .500
Nov 11 vs. #14 Florida National T, 2-2 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 16 vs. Northwestern W, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Nov 18 at #1 Mid-America Christian T, 3-3 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 27 vs. #22 Indiana Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Nov 30 vs. #19 Milligan L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Game Log - Misc.
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 17 at Doane W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 19 Clarke T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 22 at Morningside L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 26 Briar Cliff L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Aug 30 at Viterbo T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 2 York W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 5 (RV) Concordia (Neb.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 9 Northwestern W, 2-1 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 (RV) Grand View W, 2-0 1 1 0 0-0 0
Sep 16 at #2 Mid-America Christian L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 22 Science and Arts W, 5-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 26 at #14 Columbia (Mo.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 at Hannibal-LaGrange W, 7-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 at #16 Missouri Baptist W, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Southwestern Christian W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 14 Waldorf W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Hastings W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 28 at Judson W, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 9 vs. Washington Adventist W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 11 vs. #14 Florida National T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 16 vs. Northwestern W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 18 at #1 Mid-America Christian T, 3-3 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 27 vs. #22 Indiana Wesleyan W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 30 vs. #19 Milligan L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2023-24 24 24 2 3 7
2024-25 22 22 2 4 8
Total 46 46 4 7 15

Career Stats: Season Scoring

gp sh sh% sog sog%
2023-24 24 24 .083 9 .375
2024-25 22 16 .125 8 .500
Total 46 40 .100 17 .425

Career Stats: Season Shooting

gp yc rc pk gw
2023-24 24 0 0 0-0 1
2024-25 22 0 0 0-0 2
Total 46 0 0 0-0 3

Career Stats: Season Misc.

gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2023-24 24 24 .08 .13 .29
2024-25 22 22 .09 .18 .36
Total 46 46 .09 .15 .33

Career Stats: Game Scoring

gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2023-24 24 1.00 .083 .38 .375
2024-25 22 .73 .125 .36 .500
Total 46 .87 .100 .37 .425

Career Stats: Game Shooting

gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 24 24 2 3 7
Conference - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 8 8 1 2 4
Away 11 11 1 1 3
Neutral 5 5 0 0 0
Result
Wins 14 14 2 2 6
Losses 6 6 0 0 0
Month
August 5 5 0 0 0
September 8 8 0 2 2
October 5 5 2 0 4
November 6 6 0 1 1

Splits Stats: Season Scoring

gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 24 24 .083 9 .375
Conference - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 5 .200 2 .400
Away 11 15 .067 5 .333
Neutral 5 4 .000 2 .500
Result
Wins 14 12 .167 6 .500
Losses 6 11 .000 3 .273
Month
August 5 4 .000 1 .250
September 8 11 .000 4 .364
October 5 5 .400 2 .400
November 6 4 .000 2 .500

Splits Stats: Season Shooting

gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 24 0 0 0-0 1
Conference - 0 0 0-0 -
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 8 0 0 0-0 0
Away 11 0 0 0-0 1
Neutral 5 0 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 14 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 6 0 0 0-0 0
Month
August 5 0 0 0-0 0
September 8 0 0 0-0 0
October 5 0 0 0-0 1
November 6 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats: Season Misc.

gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 24 24 .08 .13 .29
Conference - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 8 .13 .25 .50
Away 11 11 .09 .09 .27
Neutral 5 5 .00 .00 .00
Result
Wins 14 14 .14 .14 .43
Losses 6 6 .00 .00 .00
Month
August 5 5 .00 .00 .00
September 8 8 .00 .25 .25
October 5 5 .40 .00 .80
November 6 6 .00 .17 .17

Splits Stats: Game Scoring

gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 24 1.00 .083 .38 .375
Conference - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 .63 .200 .25 .400
Away 11 1.36 .067 .45 .333
Neutral 5 .80 .000 .40 .500
Result
Wins 14 .86 .167 .43 .500
Losses 6 1.83 .000 .50 .273
Month
August 5 .80 .000 .20 .250
September 8 1.38 .000 .50 .364
October 5 1.00 .400 .40 .400
November 6 .67 .000 .33 .500

Splits Stats: Game Shooting

News mentions
BU sees season end with 2-1 loss in Quarters
BU sees season end with 2-1 loss in Quarters

A 51st minute goal by Alex Panner was the difference as Milligan defeated Bellevue 2-1 on Thursday morning in the NAIA quarterfinals.

Bellevue controls second half to reach National Quarterfinals
Bellevue controls second half to reach National Quarterfinals

Kevin Becerril and Gabriel Dias Juliani scored second half goals to lift Bellevue to a 2-0 win over #22 Indiana Wesleyan in the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship Round of 16.

Bruins outlast MACU in thriller to reach final site
Bruins outlast MACU in thriller to reach final site

Following a thrilling 3-3 match, Bellevue eliminated No. 1-ranked and unbeaten Mid-American Christian on penalty kicks in the NAIA National Tournament Second Round.

Ganga highlights seven all-CAC picks as Goalkeeper of the Year
Ganga highlights seven all-CAC picks as Goalkeeper of the Year

Seven Bruins were among the Continental Athletic Conference’s award winners when the CAC league office announced its Men’s Soccer All-Conference Teams and Players of the Year yesterday.

Bruins grind out 1-0 win to secure sixth-straight appearance in CAC Championship Game
Bruins grind out 1-0 win to secure sixth-straight appearance in CAC Championship Game

Jake Cover scored his second-straight CAC Tournament game-winner as second-seeded Bellevue defeated Washington Adventist in Thursday’s semifinal match.

Moros Sanz matches assist mark in win at Hastings
Moros Sanz matches assist mark in win at Hastings

Álvaro Moros Sanz matched a program record with three assists to help the Bellevue University men’s soccer team to a thorough 5-0 thrashing of rival Hastings College on Wednesday evening.

Bellevue posts fourth-straight shutout in Senior Day romp
Bellevue posts fourth-straight shutout in Senior Day romp

Fletcher Hedge scored 66 seconds into the game and three Bruin goalkeepers combined on the team’s fourth-straight shutout as the Bellevue University men’s soccer team cruised to a 5-0 win over Waldorf University on Senior Day.

Bruins fall short but go toe-to-toe with #14 Columbia
Bruins fall short but go toe-to-toe with #14 Columbia

A 16th minute strike by Guy Baskerville was the lone offense on Tuesday evening as the Bellevue University men’s soccer team fell to #14 Columbia College 1-0.

Bruins deal Vikings first loss of 2023
Bruins deal Vikings first loss of 2023

Caedmon Schwanke and Buster Honeywood scored off Giovani Lima Soares to lead the Bellevue past Grand View 2-0 on Tuesday evening at Papillion Landing.

Bruins renew acquaintances with York in win over former MCAC foe
Bruins renew acquaintances with York in win over former MCAC foe

Gabriel Dias Juliani scored twice to lead a four-goal onslaught for the Bellevue University soccer team on Saturday evening in a 4-0 win over York University at Papillion Landing.

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Clarke (IA) vs. Bellevue (NE)

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Clarke (IA) vs. Bellevue (NE)

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Clarke (IA) vs. Bellevue (NE)

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Concordia (NE) vs. Bellevue (NE)

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Grand View vs. Bellevue (NE)

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Waldorf vs. Bellevue (NE)

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Waldorf vs. Bellevue (NE)

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Indiana Wesleyan (IN) vs. Bellevue (NE) @ Wichita, Kan.

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Indiana Wesleyan (IN) vs. Bellevue (NE) @ Wichita, Kan.

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Indiana Wesleyan (IN) vs. Bellevue (NE) @ Wichita, Kan.

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Indiana Wesleyan (IN) vs. Bellevue (NE) @ Wichita, Kan.

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