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.
 De Souza with Brazil in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Club career
editOn 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
editOn 14 October 2014, Souza made his international debut in a 4-0 away win against Japan in an international friendly game.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 March 2024.[7]
| 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 | ||
| 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
editVasco 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
References
edit- ^ "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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Josef de Souza.
- Josef de Souza at Soccerway
- Josef de Souza at Netvasco
- Josef de Souza at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Josef de Souza at WorldFootball.net
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