Francisco Sousa dos Santos, (born 27 July 1989) is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a midfielder or forward. He currently plays for Santa Cruz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Sousa dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Caxias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Cruz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CFZ-DF | |||
| América Mineiro | |||
| Brasiliense | |||
| 2004–2009 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Tupi (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Ipatinga (loan) | 41 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Nova Iguaçu (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ipatinga | 14 | (3) |
| 2012 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ponte Preta | 55 | (6) |
| 2014 | Fluminense | 46 | (1) |
| 2015 | Santos | 24 | (1) |
| 2016 | Flamengo | 16 | (0) |
| 2017 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Oita Trinita | 16 | (0) |
| 2018 | São Caetano | 12 | (2) |
| 2018 | Coritiba | 23 | (2) |
| 2019 | Meizhou Hakka | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Vitória | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Santa Cruz | 15 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Dibba | ||
| 2022– | Santa Cruz | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Caxias, Maranhão, Chiquinho was spotted by Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2004, aged 15.[1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 June 2009, starting in a 3–2 away win against Santos.[2]
However, Chiquinho was rarely used by Galo, and subsequently served loan spells at Tupi,[3] Ipatinga and Nova Iguaçu.[4] He was released by Atlético in May, and immediately returned to Ipatinga.
On 21 August 2012 Chiquinho signed an 18-month deal with Corinthians.[5] He was rarely used by the club, and moved to Ponte Preta on 13 December.[6]
Chiquinho scored his first goal in the top division on 5 June 2013, netting the first in a 3–4 home loss against Atlético Paranaense.[7] He was also a regular during Ponte's Copa Sudamericana run, scoring one goal in eight appearances.
On 10 January 2014 Chiquinho joined Fluminense, in a one-year deal.[8] He was a regular starter during his spell, being mostly used as a left back and overtaking longtime incumbent Carlinhos.
On 8 January 2015 Chiquinho signed for Santos, after agreeing to a one-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring the second in a 3–0 home win against Ituano.[10]
On 17 January 2017 Chiquinho signed for Shonan Bellmare.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of 31 October 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2009 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Tupi | 2010 | Série D | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Ipatinga | 2010 | Série B | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Série C | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Subtotal | 27 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2012 | Carioca | — | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Ipatinga | 2012 | Série B | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Corinthians | 2012 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Ponte Preta | 2013 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 55 | 6 | |
| Fluminense | 2014 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2017 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Oita Trinita | 2017 | J2 League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| São Caetano | 2018 | Paulista | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Coritiba | 2018 | Série B | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2019 | China League One | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória | 2019 | Série B | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Santa Cruz | 2020 | Série C | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9[c] | 3 | 26 | 6 | |||
| 2022 | Série D | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 36 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | 70 | 15 | |||
| Dibba | 2021–22 | UAE Division 1 | 27[13] | 13 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 13 | ||||
| Ipatinga | 2023 | Mineiro | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 240 | 32 | 130 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 417 | 53 | ||
- ^ a b c d All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
Honours edit
- Santos
References edit
- ^ "Chiquinho vence a resistência da mãe e avança na carreira até chegar ao Flu" [Chiquinho overcomes his mom's resistance and advances in his career until arrive at Flu] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Com muita confusão no fim, Atlético-MG vence Santos e se isola no topo" [With a lot of trouble in the end, Atlético-MG defeats Santos and isolates itself at the top] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Chegada de último reforço define equipe do Tupi para o Mineiro" [Arrival of last addition defines Tupi's squad for Mineiro] (in Portuguese). Acessa. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Trio experiente reforça o NIFC" [Experienced trio bolster NIFC] (in Portuguese). Nova Iguaçu's official website. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Timão confirma contratação de Chiquinho, do Ipatinga-MG" [Timão confirms signing of Chiquinho, from Ipatinga-MG] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Ponte Preta confirma camisa 10 do Fla e ex-atacante do Corinthians" [Ponte Preta confirms Fla's '10' and former Corinthians forward] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Ponte Preta erra muito e perde do Atlético-PR" [Ponte Preta does it all wrong and loses to Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Meia-atacante Chiquinho acerta com o Flu por empréstimo até o fim do ano" [Attacking midfielder Chiquinho signs with Flu on loan until the end of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Santos se acerta com Chiquinho e fecha primeira contratação para 2015" [Santos gets agreement with Chiquinho and completes first signing for 2015] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Na "revanche" da final de 2014, Santos bate o Ituano na Vila Belmiro" [In the "rematch" of 2014 final, Santos defeats Ituano in Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Ponte e Flamengo, Chiquinho acerta com Shonan Bellmare, do Japão" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Chiquinho at Soccerway
- ^ ""Volto para colocar o time na Série A", diz meia Chiquinho em apresentação no Santa Cruz" (in Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
External links edit
- Fluminense official profile[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- Chiquinho at Soccerway
- Chiquinho at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
