João Sousa (footballer)

João Sousa
Personal information
Full name João Guilherme Gonçalves de Sousa[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994[1]
Place of birth Belas, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Arronches e Benfica
Youth career
2004–2013 Real Massamá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Real Massamá 42 (2)
2015–2018 Moreirense 3 (0)
2016–2017Vizela (loan) 28 (1)
2018Oliveirense (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 Fafe 33 (2)
2019–2020 Louletano 24 (1)
2020–2021 Amora 25 (3)
2021–2022 Alverca 20 (0)
2022–2023 Belenenses 15 (0)
2023–2024 Amora 21 (0)
2024 Barreirense 12 (0)
2025 Arronches e Benfica 14 (0)
2025 Eléctrico 3 (0)
2025– Arronches e Benfica 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:11, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

João Guilherme Gonçalves de Sousa (born 13 May 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central defender for Sport Arronches e Benfica.

Club career

Born in Belas, Sintra, Lisbon District, Sousa moved straight into the Primeira Liga from amateur football in the 2015 January transfer window, when he signed with Moreirense F.C. from Real SC.[2] He made his debut in the former competition on 23 May of that year, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 2–1 away win against F.C. Arouca that was his only appearance of the season.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "João Sousa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Do Campeonato de Portugal para a I Liga, uma aposta cada vez mais óbvia" [From the Portugal Championship to the I League, a safer bet by the day]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Arouca-Moreirense, 1–2 (resultado final)" [Arouca-Moreirense, 1–2 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2022.