Souza (footballer, born 1988)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elierce Barbosa de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Posse, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Náutico | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Goianiense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Ceilândia | 3 | (3) |
| 2007 | Brasília | 3 | (3) |
| 2008 | Dom Pedro | 49 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Palmeiras B | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Palmeiras | 31 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2011 | → São Caetano (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Náutico (loan) | 35 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Cruzeiro | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Santos (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bahia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 41 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Cerezo Osaka | 74 | (11) |
| 2020–2022 | Al-Ettifaq | 63 | (6) |
| 2022 | Khor Fakkan | 12 | (2) |
| 2022– | Náutico | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2019 21:36 (UTC) | |||
Elierce Barbosa de Souza or simply Souza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 8 March 1988, in Posse) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Náutico, as a defensive midfielder.
Career
Souza began his career playing for various teams in the Federal District, as Ceilândia, Brasília and Dom Pedro.
He made his first team debut for the former on 25 August 2007 in a 0–1 home loss against Capital and scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win against Renovo.[1]
He faced several difficulties, such as living with hunger, sometimes going to training without breakfast, not having enough to eat. He thought of giving up the dream of being a player and for a time did: he gave up football and returned to Posse, his hometown, to work as a bricklayer. In 2008, he revived the dream of being a football player and went to Dom Pedro II in Brasília. He stood out, and was pointed out by many as the best midfielder of the Brasiliense Championship. He was hired by Palmeiras and spent time in Palmeiras B, then, having stood out again, was promoted by Vanderlei Luxemburgo Palmeiras to the first team.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dom Pedro | 2008 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Palmeiras | 2009 | Série A | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 31 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 63 | 2 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2010 | Série B | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| São Caetano (loan) | 2011 | Série B | 33 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 49 | 5 | |||
| Náutico (loan) | 2012 | Série A | 35 | 7 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 53 | 14 | |||
| Cruzeiro | 2013 | Série A | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Subtotal | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Santos (loan) | 2014 | Série A | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Bahia (loan) | 2015 | Série B | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | 50 | 10 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 2016 | J2 League | 41 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 8 | ||||
| 2017 | J1 League | 33 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Subtotal | 87 | 15 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 17 | |||
| Total | 277 | 37 | 80 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 403 | 57 | ||
- ^ All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ All appearance(s) in Emperor's Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ All appearance(s) in Suruga Bank Championship
Honours
- Cruzeiro
- Cerezo Osaka
References
- ^ Passaram por aqui: Souza (Ferrugem)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 25 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 144 out of 289)
- ^ Souza at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
- {{J.League player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- Profile at Cerezo Osaka
- Souza at ESPN FC
- Soccerway template with ID not in Wikidata
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles without Wikidata item
- J.League player template missing ID and not in Wikidata
- ESPN FC template with ID not in Wikidata
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Associação Desportiva São Caetano players
- Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Santos FC players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Cerezo Osaka players
- Ettifaq FC players
- Khor Fakkan Sports Club players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Saudi Professional League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Association football midfielders
- Association football fullbacks