Régis Ribeiro de Souza (born 3 June 1989), simply known as Régis, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

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, Régis made his senior debuts with Legião. Shortly after he joined CFZ de Brasília, and after some good performances he moved to

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in the 2009 summer. Régis was released by the ''Esmeraldino'' at the end of the 2009 season, and joined

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in early 2010. In the following year he signed with São Bernardo FC, and was loaned to

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and Paysandu in February and May 2012, respectively. He returned to São Bernardo in September, after not receiving wages. On 21 May 2013 Régis signed with Ponte Preta. On 4 August he made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 17 January 2014 Régis signed with Portuguesa. After appearing regularly with ''Lusa'' he moved to

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on 25 September.Botafogo acerta com lateral Régis, da Portuguesa e ex-Ponte Preta (Botafogo signs with full-back Régis, from Portuguesa and former Ponte Preta player)
Futebol Interior, 25 September 2014

Honours

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 ...

: 2011

References

External links

Régis
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Regis 1989 births Living people Brazilian footballers Footballers from Brasília Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Goiás Esporte Clube players Guaratinguetá Futebol players São Bernardo Futebol Clube players Paysandu Sport Club players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Capivariano Futebol Clube players São Paulo FC players Legião Futebol Clube players Clube Náutico Marcílio Dias players Red Bull Brasil players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Guarani FC players Esporte Clube São Bento players Grêmio Esportivo Juventus players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Nacional Fast Clube players Sampaio Corrêa Futebol e Esporte players Volta Redonda FC players Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players Clube Recreativo e Atlético Catalano players