Chiquinho (footballer, born 1989)

Francisco Sousa dos Santos, (born 27 July 1989) is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a midfielder or forward. He currently plays for Santa Cruz.

Chiquinho
Personal information
Full name Francisco Sousa dos Santos
Date of birth (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989
Place of birth Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Left back
Team information
Current team
 Santa Cruz
Youth career
CFZ-DF
América Mineiro
Brasiliense
2004–2009 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Atlético Mineiro 11 (1)
2010 → Tupi (loan) 10 (3)
2010–2011 → Ipatinga (loan) 41 (4)
2012 → Nova Iguaçu (loan) 17 (0)
2012 Ipatinga 14 (3)
2012 Corinthians 3 (0)
2013 Ponte Preta 55 (6)
2014 Fluminense 46 (1)
2015 Santos 24 (1)
2016 Flamengo 16 (0)
2017 Shonan Bellmare 2 (0)
2017 Oita Trinita 16 (0)
2018 São Caetano 12 (2)
2018 Coritiba 23 (2)
2019 Meizhou Hakka 3 (0)
2019 Vitória 19 (1)
2020–2021 Santa Cruz 15 (8)
2021–2022 Dibba
2022– Santa Cruz 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Club career

Born in Caxias, Maranhão, Chiquinho was spotted by Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2004, aged 15.[1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 June 2009, starting in a 3–2 away win against Santos.[2]

However, Chiquinho was rarely used by Galo, and subsequently served loan spells at Tupi,[3] Ipatinga and Nova Iguaçu.[4] He was released by Atlético in May, and immediately returned to Ipatinga.

On 21 August 2012 Chiquinho signed an 18-month deal with Corinthians.[5] He was rarely used by the club, and moved to Ponte Preta on 13 December.[6]

Chiquinho scored his first goal in the top division on 5 June 2013, netting the first in a 3–4 home loss against Atlético Paranaense.[7] He was also a regular during Ponte's Copa Sudamericana run, scoring one goal in eight appearances.

On 10 January 2014 Chiquinho joined Fluminense, in a one-year deal.[8] He was a regular starter during his spell, being mostly used as a left back and overtaking longtime incumbent Carlinhos.

On 8 January 2015 Chiquinho signed for Santos, after agreeing to a one-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring the second in a 3–0 home win against Ituano.[10]

On 17 January 2017 Chiquinho signed for Shonan Bellmare.[11]

Career statistics
As of 3 September 2018[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Mineiro 2009 Série A 1081—2[lower-alpha 1]0—111
Tupi 2010 Série D —103———103
Ipatinga 2010 Série B 170—00——170
2011 Série C 10310041——244
Subtotal 27310041——414
Nova Iguaçu 2012 Carioca —170———170
Ipatinga 2012 Série B 143————143
Corinthians 2012 Série A 30————30
Ponte Preta 2013 Série A 261194208[lower-alpha 1]1—556
Fluminense 2014 Série A 261140402[lower-alpha 1]0—461
Santos 2015 Série A 10011130——241
Flamengo 2016 Série A 7050003[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0160
Shonan Bellmare 2017 J2 League 20————20
Oita Trinita 2017 J2 League 160————160
São Caetano 2018 Paulista —12210——132
Coritiba 2018 Série B 232————232
Career total 15510106111411511029123
  1. All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours
Santos

References
  1. "Chiquinho vence a resistência da mãe e avança na carreira até chegar ao Flu" [Chiquinho overcomes his mom's resistance and advances in his career until arrive at Flu] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Com muita confusão no fim, Atlético-MG vence Santos e se isola no topo" [With a lot of trouble in the end, Atlético-MG defeats Santos and isolates itself at the top] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. "Chegada de último reforço define equipe do Tupi para o Mineiro" [Arrival of last addition defines Tupi's squad for Mineiro] (in Portuguese). Acessa. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. "Trio experiente reforça o NIFC" [Experienced trio bolster NIFC] (in Portuguese). Nova Iguaçu's official website. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. "Timão confirma contratação de Chiquinho, do Ipatinga-MG" [Timão confirms signing of Chiquinho, from Ipatinga-MG] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. "Ponte Preta confirma camisa 10 do Fla e ex-atacante do Corinthians" [Ponte Preta confirms Fla's '10' and former Corinthians forward] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. "Ponte Preta erra muito e perde do Atlético-PR" [Ponte Preta does it all wrong and loses to Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. "Meia-atacante Chiquinho acerta com o Flu por empréstimo até o fim do ano" [Attacking midfielder Chiquinho signs with Flu on loan until the end of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. "Santos se acerta com Chiquinho e fecha primeira contratação para 2015" [Santos gets agreement with Chiquinho and completes first signing for 2015] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. "Na "revanche" da final de 2014, Santos bate o Ituano na Vila Belmiro" [In the "rematch" of 2014 final, Santos defeats Ituano in Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. "Ex-Ponte e Flamengo, Chiquinho acerta com Shonan Bellmare, do Japão" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. Chiquinho at Soccerway
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