Guilherme de Souza (born 18 January 1990), commonly known as Choco, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He normally plays in the

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position, but can also play on the right side of midfield.

Career

Ludogorets Razgrad

Choco went through the youth academy of

Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Sér ...

. On 7 January 2011, he moved from Santos to Bulgarian side

Ludogorets Razgrad Professional Football Club Ludogorets 1945 (), commonly known as Ludogorets Razgrad or simply Ludogorets, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Razgrad, which currently competes in the First Professional Football League ...

, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract and becoming the team's first foreign signing of the Domuschiev era. Choco scored his first goal for Ludogorets on 15 October 2011, netting the second goal in a 4–1 home win over Minyor Pernik. He was primarily a starter during the 2011–12 season, being a key part of Petev's team that won its first top division title, but made only very sporadic appearances over the course of the 2012–13 championship. He continued to feature only on rare occasions during the 2013–14 (though he did play a part in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage, appearing in three of their victories) and 2014–15 campaigns (not being registered for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage). Choco left the team by mutual consent at the end of November 2014. He stated that Ludogorets will always remain in his heart. Following his release from Ludogorets, Choco attracted interest from the

Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League (, ''Qazaqstan Premier Ligasy''), commonly referred to as the Kazakh Premier League or simply the Premier League, is a professional association football league in Kazakhstan and the highest level of the ...

, but eventually he didn't complete any move there.

APOEL

On 27 May 2015, Choco signed a two-year contract, with the option of a further season with APOEL from

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

. His contract with APOEL was terminated in December 2015, leaving the team after only seven months and without managing to appear in any official match.

Sampaio Corrêa

On 23 December 2015, he moved back to his country and signed a contract with the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

club Sampaio Corrêa.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv

On 19 December 2016, Choco signed with

Bulgarian First League The First Professional Football League (), commonly known as Parva Liga or Bulgarian First League (currently known as the efbet League for sponsorship reasons), is a professional association football league in Bulgaria and the highest level of t ...

club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv (), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Stadion Lokomotiv (Plovdiv), Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park and ha ...

. In May 2017, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Sūduva Marijampolė

On 5 September 2017, Choco signed with

A Lyga The A Lyga is the top division of professional football in Lithuania. It is organized by Lithuanian Football Federation (LFF) (). History The first football league was established in Lithuania in 1924, and in various forms existed until 1939. ...

club Sūduva Marijampolė.

Return to Ludogorets

In July 2020 Choco returned to Ludogorets, but this time he signed with their double – Ludogorets Razgrad II, to help the young players.

FK Kauno Žalgiris

In January 2021 he returned back to Lithuania and became a member of

FK Kauno Žalgiris Futbolo klubas Kauno Žalgiris (''Football club Kauno Žalgiris'') is a professional football club based in Kaunas Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states b ...

Career statistics

International career

On 26 October 2011, Choco received a

Bulgarian passport A Bulgarian passport () is an international travel document issued to nationals of Bulgaria, and may also serve as proof of Bulgarian citizenship. Besides enabling the bearer to travel internationally and serving as indication of Bulgarian citi ...

and potentially became able to play for

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

Honours

Club

; Ludogorets * Bulgarian A Group: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 *

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup () is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...

: 2011–12, 2013–14 * Bulgarian Supercup: 2012, 2014 ;Sūduva *

: 2017

References

External links

APOEL official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Choco 1990 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Santos FC players Red Bull Bragantino II players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players APOEL FC players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube players Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana players FC Montana players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FK Sūduva players Esporte Clube Juventude players Ituano FC players FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad II players FK Riteriai players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players A Lyga players Brazilian emigrants to Bulgaria Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Footballers from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen