I do soccer and run some days, but it feels off.
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Sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree with the above person. An injury to the achilles tendon is treatable, and does not mean you will be lame for life. If you are able to walk on that foot, I would guess that you haven’t done any serious damage to your tendon…yet. If it is tight, it could be for a variety of reasons.
Do yourself a favor and make an appointment with either your family doctor, an orthopod, or a podiatrist. He/she will be able to give you an educated diagnosis. It could be something as simple as needing different shoes or prescribing some warm up stretches you can do.
The thing is, see a doctor BEFORE this becomes a worse problem. While you are waiting for your appointment, I would be careful, maybe laying off the soccer or running, until you know for sure what’s going on.
And don’t worry…worst case scenario? You tear your tendon. If this happens, you will surely know because you will not be able to bear weight on that foot due to severe pain. But, fear not. Even this is treatable with surgery. I know, because a friend of mine did this, had surgery, and walks fine.