Cristian Souza España (born 28 August 1995) is a Uruguayan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for Swiss club
Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...
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Career
As a youth player, Souza joined the youth academy of Uruguayan second division side
Central Español
Central Español Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Central Español is a Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.
History The F.U.F era
Together with Peñarol, Central founded FUF (Uruguayan football federation) in 1923 after being expel ...
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Souza started his career with
Rentistas in the Uruguayan top flight, where he made 16 league appearances.
On 18 October 2015, Souza debuted for
Rentistas in a 1–0 defeat to
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
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Before the 2019 season, he signed for Peruvian club
Cusco
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, where he received interest from
Universitario (Peru). Before the second half of 2019–20, he signed for Mexican outfit
Pachuca
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. Before the 2021 season, Souza signed for
Cerro Largo in the Uruguayan top flight. In 2021, he signed for Swiss third division side
Bellinzona
Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...
.
References
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1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Montevideo
Uruguayan footballers
Men's association football midfielders
C.A. Rentistas players
Danubio F.C. players
Sud América players
Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) players
Cusco FC footballers
C.F. Pachuca players
Cerro Largo F.C. players
AC Bellinzona players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Peruvian Primera División players
Liga MX players
Uruguayan expatriate footballers
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate footballers in Peru
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
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