Souza (footballer, born 1988)

Elierce Barbosa de Souza or simply Souza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 8 March 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América de Natal, as a defensive midfielder.

Souza
Souza in 2023
Personal information
Full name Elierce Barbosa de Souza
Date of birth (1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Posse, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team
América de Natal
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)
2010Ponte Preta (loan) 28 (4)
2011São Caetano (loan) 33 (5)
2012Náutico (loan) 35 (7)
2013Cruzeiro (loan) 13 (2)
2014–2016 Cruzeiro 5 (1)
2014Santos (loan) 18 (0)
2015Bahia (loan) 8 (0)
2016Cerezo Osaka (loan) 41 (8)
2017–2019 Cerezo Osaka 74 (11)
2020–2022 Al-Ettifaq 63 (6)
2022 Khor Fakkan 12 (2)
2022–2023 Náutico 46 (10)
2023Ponte Preta (loan) 3 (0)
2024– América de Natal 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023

Career

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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

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Club

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As of 26 March 2023.[2][3][4]
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[a] 0 8[b] 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[c] 0 1[d] 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[b] 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
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ All appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ All appearance(s) in Suruga Bank Championship

Honours

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Cruzeiro
Cerezo Osaka
América de Natal

References

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  1. ^ Passaram por aqui: Souza (Ferrugem)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ Souza at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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