Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (born 13 January 1995), known as Carlos Ponck or simply Ponck, is a Cape Verdean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

On 27 July 2014, Ponck made his professional debut with

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in a

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match against Chaves. On 29 December 2015, he joined Portuguese champions Benfica, who loaned him out to

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in January 2016. He then returned to Benfica to play for their

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, playing four matches in

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. On 31 August 2016, Ponck joined

side Chaves on a season-long loan deal. After playing on loan for

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in the 2017–18 season, Ponck signed a permanent four-year contract with the club. On 29 July 2019, Turkish

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club

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announced the signing of Ponck on a four-year contract. That

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, Ponck made 22 league appearances, scoring 1 goal; Başakşehir were crowned Turkish champions for the first time in their history. On 7 February 2022, Başakşehir sent Ponck on loan to Çaykur Rizespor until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 1 September 2022, Ponck returned to Portugal, being sent on a season-long loan to his former club Chaves, who had achieved promotion to the

at the end of the previous season. On 4 September 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga club

announced the signing of Ponck on a three-year contract.

International career

Ponck made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over

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on 28 March 2017. He was named in the roster for the

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2021 when the team reached the round of 16.

Honours

Aves * Taça de Portugal: 2017–18 İstanbul Başakşehir *Süper Lig: 2019–20

References

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP
* * 1995 births Living people People from Mindelo Cape Verdean men's footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Süper Lig players FC Derby players CS Mindelense players C.D.R. Quarteirense players S.C. Farense players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players S.L. Benfica B players G.D. Chaves players C.D. Aves players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Moreirense F.C. players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub