César Fernando Simões de Sousa (born 20 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Antequera.[1] Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Fernando Simões de Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Antequera | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | UDR Santa Maria | ||
| 2017–2018 | Loures | ||
| 2018 | Sacavenense | ||
| 2018–2020 | B-SAD | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | B-SAD B | 16 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | B-SAD | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | Amora | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Antequera | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Angola | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 11 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Playing career edit
Sousa began his senior career with the reserve B-SAD B in the 2020-21 season. He ended up captaining the side, and earned a call up to the senior B-Sad team.[2] He made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 1–1 Primeira Liga loss to S.C. Braga on 11 April 2021.[3] On 6 August 2021, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2025.[4]
International career edit
Born in Portugal, Sousa is of Angolan descent.[2] He debuted with the Angola national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Gabon on 11 October 2021.[5]
References edit
- ^ César Sousa at Soccerway
- ^ a b "César Sousa cada vez mais perto da estreia na equipa principal do Belenenses SAD". www.visualfoot.com.
- ^ "Sporting Braga vs. Belenenses - 11 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "César e Jojó renovam contrato com o Belenenses SAD até 2025". www.record.pt.
- ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-11.