Claudio de Sousa (born 10 August 1985) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Ostia Mare.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ostia Mare | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lodigiani | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Lodigiani | 30 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Lazio | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Torino | 11 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Ancona | 25 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Pescara | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Murata | 28 | (19) |
| 2012–2013 | Chieti | 32 | (18) |
| 2013–2016 | L'Aquila | 66 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | → Como (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Racing Roma | 36 | (17) |
| 2017–2018 | Racing Fondi | 17 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Viterbese (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2019 | Aprilia | 15 | (4) |
| 2019– | Ostia Mare | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 19 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in Rome to Angolan father and Italian mother,[1] De Sousa made his Serie A debut with Lazio in 2005 and was then signed by Messina. Later that year, he was sold to Torino in co-ownership deal. He then spent time on loan at Catanzaro and then left for Ancona.
After an unsuccessful short stint at Pescara, De Sousa was released from his contract in July 2009.[2]
In January 2011, De Sousa moved to San Marino, where he signed for Murata.[3] His career was rejuvenated there and scored a total 19 goals in 28 games for the club.[4] In July 2012, he joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Chieti after a trial period.[5]
L'Aquila and Como edit
In summer 2013 he was signed by L'Aquila. On 31 August 2014 he was signed by Como in a temporary deal. The following year returns to play in the L'Aquila.
Racing Club Roma edit
Since the summer of 2016 playing for Racing Club Roma.
Racing Aprilia edit
On 27 December 2018, de Sousa signed with Aprilia.[6]
Ostia Mare edit
De Sousa joined Serie D club Ostia Mare ahead of the 2019/20 season. The deal was confirmed on 29 June 2019.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Claudio De Sousa è il miglior cannoniere". Il Centro (in Italian). 31 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Mercato". Pescara Calcio (in Italian). 18 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Murata per il riscatto Fiorentino cerca conferme". San Marino World (in Italian). 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Chieti, la seconda giovinezza di Claudio De Sousa". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). 26 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Claudio De Sousa al Chieti". Tutto Lega Pro (in Italian). 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ FC Aprilia Racing Club società di calcio, fcapriliaracingclub.it,
- ^ Ostiamare, per l'attacco arriva Claudio De Sousa, gazzettaregionale.it, 29 June 2019
External links edit
- Claudio de Sousa at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Torino F.C. profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-01-15) (in Italian)
- Claudio de Sousa at Soccerway
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