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Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Dias.
Souza
De Souza with Brazil in 2015
Personal information
Full name Josef de Souza Dias
Date of birth (1989-02-11) 11 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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.

On 1 January 2024, Souza returned to Turkey and signed a with Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. 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.

International career

On 14 October 2014, Souza made his international debut in a 4-0 away win against Japan in an international friendly game.

Career statistics

As of 28 March 2024.
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

Vasco da Gama

Porto

Beşiktaş

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. "Josef de Souza Dias". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. "Josef de Souza". Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. "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.
  4. "Hoş geldin Josef de Souza" (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. "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.
  6. "Brazil 4-0 Japan". BBC Sport. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. "Souza statistics". Soccerway.
  8. "Éverton Ribeiro leva o bi no Craque do Brasileirão; veja lista de premiados" (in Portuguese). sportv.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  9. SABAH, DAILY (27 October 2021). "Champion Beşiktaş sweeps Fotomaç "Süper Lig Best of the Best" awards". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

External links

CR Vasco da Gama – current squad
2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year


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