Cristian Souza España (born 28 August 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Sion.

Cristian Souza
Personal information
Full name Cristian Souza España
Date of birth (1995-08-28) 28 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sion
Number 52
Youth career
Central Español
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rentistas 16 (0)
2016 Danubio 5 (0)
2017 Sud América 32 (1)
2018 Liverpool (Montevideo) 34 (4)
2019 Cusco 31 (6)
2020 Pachuca 12 (0)
2021 Cerro Largo 8 (0)
2021–2023 Bellinzona 61 (14)
2023– Sion 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023

Career edit

As a youth player, Souza joined the youth academy of Uruguayan second division side Central Español.[1] Souza started his career with Rentistas in the Uruguayan top flight, where he made 16 league appearances.[2] On 18 October 2015, Souza debuted for Rentistas in a 1–0 defeat to Peñarol.[2]

Before the 2019 season, he signed for Peruvian club Cusco, where he received interest from Universitario (Peru).[3] Before the second half of 2019–20, he signed for Mexican outfit Pachuca.[4] Before the 2021 season, Souza signed for Cerro Largo in the Uruguayan top flight.[5] In 2021, he signed for Swiss third division side Bellinzona.[6]

On 16 July 2023, Souza signed with Sion.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "De delivery y carnicero a consolidarse en Liverpool". elobservador.com.uy (Archived).
  2. ^ a b Cristian Souza at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Cristian Souza se deja querer por Universitario: "Me gustaría llegar, es un equipo grande del Perú"". depor.com. 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Cristian Souza signed for Pachuca". tudn.com.
  5. ^ "Cerro Largo sumo una nueva incorporación". facebook.com.
  6. ^ "Benvenuto Cristian Cachito Souza ⚽️💪🏻⚽️ Benvenuto in Granata!". facebook.com.
  7. ^ "Cristian Souza débarque en Valais !" [Cristian Souza arrives in Valais!] (in French). FC Sion. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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