Claudio de Sousa (born 10 August 1985) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ostia Mare.

Claudio de Sousa
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-10) 10 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ostia Mare
Youth career
Lodigiani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Lodigiani 30 (1)
2004–2005 Lazio 4 (1)
2005–2007 Torino 11 (1)
2006Catanzaro (loan) 14 (2)
2007–2008 Ancona 25 (3)
2008–2009 Pescara 1 (0)
2010–2011 Murata 28 (19)
2012–2013 Chieti 32 (18)
2013–2016 L'Aquila 66 (14)
2014–2015Como (loan) 32 (3)
2016–2017 Racing Roma 36 (17)
2017–2018 Racing Fondi 17 (1)
2018Viterbese (loan) 15 (1)
2019 Aprilia 15 (4)
2019– Ostia Mare 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Rome to Angolan father and Italian mother,[1] De Sousa made his Serie A debut with Lazio in 2005 and was then signed by Messina. Later that year, he was sold to Torino in co-ownership deal. He then spent time on loan at Catanzaro and then left for Ancona.

After an unsuccessful short stint at Pescara, De Sousa was released from his contract in July 2009.[2]

In January 2011, De Sousa moved to San Marino, where he signed for Murata.[3] His career was rejuvenated there and scored a total 19 goals in 28 games for the club.[4] In July 2012, he joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Chieti after a trial period.[5]

L'Aquila and Como

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In summer 2013 he was signed by L'Aquila. On 31 August 2014 he was signed by Como in a temporary deal. The following year returns to play in the L'Aquila.

Racing Club Roma

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Since the summer of 2016 playing for Racing Club Roma.

Racing Aprilia

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On 27 December 2018, de Sousa signed with Aprilia.[6]

Ostia Mare

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De Sousa joined Serie D club Ostia Mare ahead of the 2019/20 season. The deal was confirmed on 29 June 2019.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Claudio De Sousa è il miglior cannoniere". Il Centro (in Italian). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Mercato". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 18 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Murata per il riscatto Fiorentino cerca conferme". San Marino World (in Italian). 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Chieti, la seconda giovinezza di Claudio De Sousa". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). 26 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale: Claudio De Sousa al Chieti". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  6. ^ FC Aprilia Racing Club società di calcio, fcapriliaracingclub.it,
  7. ^ Ostiamare, per l'attacco arriva Claudio De Sousa, gazzettaregionale.it, 29 June 2019
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