Patrick Marcos de Sousa Freitas (born 9 April 1999), simply known as Patrick, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Portuguesa.

Club career

Patrick was born in

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, and joined Portuguesa's youth setup in 2018, after representing Flamengo-SP and EC São Bernardo. He made his senior debut with the former on 3 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Cesinha in a 3–0

Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 is the second level of the São Paulo state professional football championship, one of the Brazilian state championships. This tournament is played by 16 teams, in which the two best teams are promoted to Série A1 ...

away win over

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. Patrick scored his first senior goal on 24 March 2019, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Votuporanguense. A backup option in his first years, he became a starter in the 2021 Série D. Patrick helped ''Lusa'' to win the 2022 Paulista A2 as a starter, being named the best defender of the competition. On 20 April 2022, he renewed his contract until August 2025, and agreed to a loan deal with Série C side

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; his new club confirmed the deal two days later.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Portuguesa *

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: 2020 *

: 2022

Individual

Best XI: 2022

References

1999 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players ABC Futebol Clube players {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub