Popó (footballer, born 1978)

Adilson Ferreira de Souza (born 1 September 1978), commonly known as Popó, is a Brazilian retired footballer. Mainly a forward, he also played as an attacking midfielder.

Popó
Personal information
Full name Adilson Ferreira de Souza
Date of birth (1978-09-01) 1 September 1978
Place of birth Andradina, Brazil
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward, Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Penapolense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Mogi Mirim
1997 Montevideo Wanderers
1997–1998 Salgueiros 6 (0)
1998–1999 Club América
2000 Bandeirante
2001 Atlético Sorocaba
2002–2005 ADAP
2002–2003 → Araçatuba (loan)
2004 → Coritiba (loan) 1 (0)
2005–2006 Busan I'Park 66 (24)
2007–2009 Gyeongnam FC 25 (8)
2008–2009 → Kashiwa Reysol (loan) 54 (8)
2010–2011 Vissel Kobe 61 (16)
2012 Urawa Reds 21 (3)
2013 Vissel Kobe 40 (16)
2014 Júbilo Iwata 29 (6)
2015 Portuguesa 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2014
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Souza.

Club career

Born in Andradina, São Paulo, Popó made his senior debuts for clubs in his native state, and moved to Primeira Liga's S.C. Salgueiros after a short stint in Uruguay.[1] He made his debut for the latter on 7 December 1997, in a 2–2 away draw against S.L. Benfica.

After being mostly used as a substitute, Popó opted to rescind with the Portuguese outfit, and moved to Club América.[1] He then returned to his home country in 2000, appearing for lower league clubs.

On 11 May 2004 Popó moved to Coritiba.[2] However, he suffered an injury and only appeared sparingly for the club.[3]

In the 2005 summer Popó moved to Busan I'Park; after being a regular starter for the side, he moved to fellow league team Gyeongnam FC in 2007. He was, however, loaned to Kashiwa Reysol in 2008.

After a two-season spell at Kashiwa, Popó signed permanently for Vissel Kobe. He remained in Japan for the following years, representing Urawa Red Diamonds, Vissel Kobe and Júbilo Iwata.

On 20 January 2015 Popó joined Portuguesa, freshly relegated to Série C.[4]

Club statistics
As of 2 April 2015[5]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Salgueiros 1997–98 60————60
Coritiba 2004 10————10
Busan I'Park 2005 304——?4—308
2006 3620?1———3621
Subtotal 6624?1—?4—6629
Gyeongnam FC 2007 258————258
Kashiwa Reysol 2008 2944163——398
2009 2541052——316
Subtotal 54851115——7014
Vissel Kobe 2010 2992053——3612
2011 3272210——359
Subtotal 61164263——7121
Urawa Reds 2012 21330———243
Vissel Kobe 2013 401600———4016
Júbilo Iwata 2014 29610———306
Portuguesa 2015 0000——9090
Total 30381134178?49034297

References
  1. "Corintiano, sucessor de Sheik no Japão fica na torcida no Mundial" [Corintiano, Sheik's successor in Japan supports the team in Club World Cup] (in Portuguese). Terra. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. "Coritiba contrata atacante do Araçatuba" [Coritiba signs forward of Araçatuba] (in Portuguese). Terra. 11 May 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. "Atacante fica um mês em tratamento no Coritiba" [Forward stays in a month on treatment in Coritiba] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. "Empresário confirma chegada do meia Popó à Lusa" [Agent confirms Popó's arrival at Lusa] (in Portuguese). Lusa News. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. Popó at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2015.


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