Hugo Sousa
Hugo Filipe Gonçalves Martins de Sousa (born 4 June 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Super League Greece club Ionikos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Filipe Gonçalves Martins de Sousa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Marinha, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ionikos | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Imortal | ||
| 2002–2004 | Vilanovense | ||
| 2004–2011 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Brașov | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | AEL Limassol | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | AEP | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Sporting CP B | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Waasland-Beveren | 24 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Aris | 67 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 21 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sepsi OSK | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ionikos | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Portugal U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Portugal U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 13 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Santa Marinha (Vila Nova de Gaia), Sousa joined FC Porto's youth system in 2004, aged 12. Seven years later, after having playing in several sides at the club, he made his senior debut with FC Brașov in the Romanian Liga I, signing alongside compatriot Ricardo Machado.[2]
In the summer of 2013, after one and a half seasons in the Cypriot First Division with two teams,[3] Sousa moved back to his homeland by joining Sporting CP's reserves of the Segunda Liga.[4] Subsequently, he returned to top-flight football with Belgian First Division A's Waasland-Beveren.[5][6]
On 13 January 2017, Aris Thessaloniki F.C. announced the signing of Sousa on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[7] He made his official debut 12 days later, in a 1–1 home draw against Olympiacos F.C. in the round of 16 of the Greek Football Cup.[8] He scored his first Football League goal on 9 April, helping to a 2–0 home win over Kallithea FC.[9]
Sousa agreed to extend his contract on 20 June 2018, until 2020.[10] On 19 October 2020, he joined Romanian club FC Astra Giurgiu on a one-year deal.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brașov | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| AEL Limassol | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| AEP | 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Sporting CP B | 2013–14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Waasland-Beveren | 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Aris | 2016–17 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 4 | |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2020–21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Sepsi OSK | 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 8 | |
Honours
AEL Limassol
- Cypriot First Division: 2011–12[15]
- Cypriot Cup runner-up: 2011–12[12]
Sepsi OSK
References
- "Hugo Sousa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Ricardo Machado si Hugo Sousa la FC Brasov" [Ricardo Machado and Hugo Sousa to FC Brasov] (in Romanian). FC Brașov. July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- Apostol, Eduard (3 February 2012). "EXCLUSIV / Hugo Sousa a lăsat Braşovul şi a semnat cu AEL Limassol. Va fi coleg cu ex-stelistul Parpas" [EXCLUSIVE / Hugo Sousa left Brasov and signed with AEL Limassol. He will be a teammate of former Steaua man Parpas]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "Sporting confirma Hugo Sousa" [Sporting confirm Hugo Sousa] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- "Le défenseur portugais Hugo Sousa à Waasland-Beveren" [Portuguese defender Hugo Sousa at Waasland-Beveren] (in French). RTBF. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- Azevedo, Pedro (28 March 2016). ""Espião" português analisa. "Baixas da Bélgica fazem falta"" [Portuguese "spy" comments. "Belgium will miss unavailable players"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- Vlachopoulos, Vassilis (13 January 2017). Ο Άρης ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Σόουζα [Aris announced acquisition of Sousa] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- Tomaras, Dimitris (25 January 2017). "Άρης-Ολυμπιακός 1–1 (vids)" [Aris-Olympiacos 1–1 (video)] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- Άρης – Καλλιθέα 2–0 [Aris – Kallithea 2–0] (in Greek). Gazzetta. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- Παίκτης του Άρη έως το 2020 ο Σόουζα [Sousa an Aris player until 2020] (in Greek). Sport 24. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Fundaș din Portugalia pentru Astra" [Portuguese defender to Astra] (in Romanian). FC Astra Giurgiu. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- Hugo Sousa at Soccerway
- Hugo Sousa at WorldFootball.net
- Hugo Sousa at FootballDatabase.eu
- "Sete portugueses campeões no Chipre" [Seven Portuguese champions in Cyprus]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 May 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links
- Hugo Sousa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Hugo Sousa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Hugo Sousa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)