Souza (footballer, born 1988)
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.
.jpg.webp) Souza in 2023 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Team 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) | |||
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 | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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(loan) | 2013 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2014 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Santos (loan) | 2014 | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Bahia (loan) | 2015 | Série B | 27 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 50 | 10 | |
| Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 2016 | J2 League | 41 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 44 | 10 | ||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2017 | J1 League | 33 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 19 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 17 | ||
| Al-Ettifaq | 2019–20 | Saudi Professional League | 16 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 63 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6 | ||
| Khor Fakkan | 2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Náutico | 2022 | Série B | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 397 | 50 | 80 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 546 | 78 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- 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.