João Guilherme Gonçalves de Sousa (born 13 May 1994) is a Portuguese
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 ...
who plays for
C.F. Os Belenenses as a
central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Born in Belas,
Sintra
Sintra (, ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populat ...
,
Lisbon District
Lisbon District ( pt, Distrito de Lisboa, ) is a district located along the western coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Lisbon, which is also the national capital. From its creation until 1926, it included the area of the cur ...
, Sousa moved straight into the
Primeira Liga from amateur football in the 2015 January
transfer window
A transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other playing staff into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA. "Transfer wi ...
, when he signed with
Moreirense F.C.
Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...
from
Real SC. 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.
References
External links
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Portuguese League profile
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1994 births
Living people
People from Sintra
Sportspeople from Lisbon District
Portuguese footballers
Association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Real S.C. players
Moreirense F.C. players
F.C. Vizela players
U.D. Oliveirense players
AD Fafe players
Louletano D.C. players
Amora F.C. players
F.C. Alverca players
C.F. Os Belenenses players