Souza
Souza in 2023
Personal information
Full name Elierce Barbosa de Souza
Date of birth (1988-03-08) 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
Ponte Preta
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– Náutico 46 (10)
2023–Ponte Preta (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023

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

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

As of 26 March 2023.[2][3][4]
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dom Pedro 2008 Série C 00121121
Palmeiras 2009 Série A 2903050370
2010 20403090
2013 Série B 0010171172
Total 310171300012100632
Ponte Preta (loan) 2010 Série B 284284
São Caetano (loan) 2011 Série B 335160495
Náutico (loan) 2012 Série A 3571875314
Cruzeiro(loan) 2013 1320020152
Cruzeiro 2014 518130162
Santos (loan) 2014 18010190
Bahia (loan) 2015 Série B 27393412[lower-alpha 1]08[lower-alpha 2]35010
Cerezo Osaka (loan) 2016 J2 League 418324410
Cerezo Osaka 2017 J1 League 3343151416
2018 22420213[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0305
2019 1932132246
Total 7411007210330109517
Al-Ettifaq 2019–20 Saudi Professional League 16100161
2020–21 29210302
2021–22 18310193
Total 6360020000000656
Khor Fakkan 2021–22 UAE Pro League 122122
Náutico 2022 Série B 171171
2023 Série C 0000008[lower-alpha 2]282
Total 1710000000082253
Career Total 39750801322510420117554678
  1. All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. All appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  4. All appearance(s) in Suruga Bank Championship

Honours

Cruzeiro
Cerezo Osaka

References

  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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