Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josef de Souza Dias[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2008 | Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Vasco da Gama | 25 | (2) |
2010–2012 | Porto | 20 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Grêmio | 64 | (2) |
2014–2015 | São Paulo | 31 | (5) |
2015–2018 | Fenerbahçe | 96 | (10) |
2018–2020 | Al-Ahli | 34 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Beşiktaş | 75 | (8) |
2023 | Beijing Guoan | 20 | (4) |
2024 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 11 | (0) |
2024– | Vasco da Gama | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024 |
Josef de Souza Dias (born 11 February 1989), known as Souza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vasco da Gama.
Club career
On 30 March 2023, Souza joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan on a free transfer.[3]
On 1 January 2024, Souza returned to Turkey and signed a with Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.[4] However, his time at İstanbul Başakşehir lasted only six months, as in July 2024, he was announced by Vasco da Gama, the club where he played in the youth categories.[5]
International career
On 14 October 2014, Souza made his international debut in a 4-0 away win against Japan in an international friendly game.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 28 March 2024.[7]
Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2009 | Série B | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||
2010 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
Total | 25 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
Porto | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2011–12 | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Grêmio | 2012 | Série A | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 60 | 3 | ||
2013 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | 0 | – | 58 | 1 | ||||
Total | 64 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 4 | ||
São Paulo | 2014 | Série A | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 52 | 4 | ||
2015 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |||||
Total | 41 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 4 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 31 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 12 | 2 | – | 48 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | 30 | 5 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | 1 | – | 45 | 7 | |||||
2017–18 | 33 | 3 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 41 | 4 | |||||
2018–19 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | |||||
Total | 96 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 16 | ||
Al-Ahli | 2018–19 | SPL | 15 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | 19 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||||
Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Beşiktaş | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 38 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | 32 | 5 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||||
2022–23 | 10 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||||
Total | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 9 | ||
Beijing Guoan | 2023 | CSL | 20 | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 4 | ||||
İstanbul Başakşehir | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 382 | 32 | 54 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 568 | 43 |
Honours
Vasco da Gama
Porto
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
- Primeira Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal: 2010–11
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2010, 2011
Beşiktaş
Brazil
Individual
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2014[8]
- Süper Lig Midfielder of the Season: 2020–21[9]
References
- ^ "Josef de Souza Dias". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Josef de Souza". Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "官方:德索萨、阿代米、恩加德乌、韩佳奇等8人加盟北京国安" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Hoş geldin Josef de Souza" (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Com carta do filho, Vasco anuncia contratação de Souza: "Você me passou esse amor"" [With a letter from his son, Vasco announces the signing of Souza: "You passed this love on to me"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Brazil 4-0 Japan". BBC Sport. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Souza statistics". Soccerway.
- ^ "Éverton Ribeiro leva o bi no Craque do Brasileirão; veja lista de premiados" (in Portuguese). sportv.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ SABAH, DAILY (27 October 2021). "Champion Beşiktaş sweeps Fotomaç "Süper Lig Best of the Best" awards". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links
- Josef de Souza at Soccerway
- Josef de Souza at Netvasco
- Josef de Souza at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Josef de Souza at WorldFootball.net
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazil men's youth international footballers
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- FC Porto players
- Grêmio FBPA players
- São Paulo FC players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Beijing Guoan F.C. players
- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
- Süper Lig players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Primeira Liga players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Chinese Super League players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- UEFA Europa League–winning players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs