Érika Cristina de Souza (born 9 March 1982) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for

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Biography

De Souza was born in

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and grew up in poverty with a single mother and three siblings. She began playing basketball at the age of 16 after being encouraged by her mother to try the sport, she also played volleyball, handball, and ran track. Her basketball abilities led to a roster spot on a team from

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, where she met future Atlanta Dream teammate

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. After winning her first WNBA championship in 2002, de Souza used the money she made during the season to remodel her mother's home. De Souza purchased a bakery in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro for her family to open a business. De Souza's mother died in 2008 following a long battle with cancer. De Souza is compared to

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in her country due to the fact that they are both basketball players with multiple tattoos, piercings and dyed hair.

WNBA career

After her first year of playing professional basketball in

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, de Souza signed with the

Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...

in 2002 and would play alongside

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. During the 2002 season, de Souza was a reserve on the Sparks's roster and had very limited playing time but would win her first WNBA championship with the team despite not playing in the finals. De Souza opted to leave the Sparks and play the next five years overseas in Spain and

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for higher paying salaries before signing with another WNBA team. In 2007, de Souza signed with the

Connecticut Sun The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was established ...

. During the 2007 season with the Sun, de Souza played 34 games with 2 starts. In 2008, de Souza joined the newly formed

Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real ...

after being selected in the

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. During the 2008 season, de Souza averaged 9.3 ppg and a career-high 1.7 bpg on the Dream, but after playing 12 games she fractured her lower leg, causing her to miss the rest of the season. The Dream would finish a franchise worst 4–30. Prior to her injury, de Souza set the WNBA record for most rebounds in a quarter in a regular season game loss to the

Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006, and 2008 WNBA champions. Debuting in 1998, the Shock were one of the league's first expansion franchises. ...

, where she grabbed 11 of her 18 rebounds in the second quarter. In the 2009 season, de Souza had a breakout year, averaging 11.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg and 1.2 bpg, being voted as a WNBA all-star for the first time. She played and started in all 34 games and established herself as a low-post scorer, tenacious rebounder and rim-protector. Despite the

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at the time, de Souza was still able to fit in with the Dream's style of play and develop a chemistry with her teammates and with the help of fellow Brazilian teammate

, she was able to communicate with the other teammates and coaching staff in order to understand English more better. With a healthy de Souza, the Dream finished 18–16; the biggest single-season turn around in WNBA league history after their 4–30 season the year before. The Dream made it to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history but were eliminated in the first round. In the 2010 season, de Souza averaged 12.4 ppg and 8.3 rpg and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds in a regular season game against the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

. De Souza and the Atlanta Dream were championship contenders, with a supporting cast of all-star power forward

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, rising star

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and Izi Castro Marques at starting shooting guard averaging a career-high in scoring, the Atlanta Dream made it to the WNBA finals, but were swept by the

Seattle Storm The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...

. The Dream would make it back to the WNBA finals once again the following year, but were swept by the Minnesota Lynx. De Souza had averaged a double-double in points and rebounds during the 2011 playoffs. In the 2013 season, de Souza was voted as a WNBA all-star for the second time in her career, averaging 12.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg, and tied her career-high of 1.7 bpg. De Souza was also named to the WNBA All-Defensive Second team. The Dream made it to the WNBA finals for the third time in four years, making it de Souza's fourth career WNBA Finals appearance, but would lose yet again to the Minnesota Lynx. De Souza would once again average a double-double in points and rebounds during the 2013 playoffs. In 2014, de Souza re-signed with the Dream and would once again be voted as a WNBA all-star, averaging a career-high 13.8 ppg along with 8.7 rpg and 1.4 bpg. During the regular season, de Souza tied her career-high of 27 points along with 11 rebounds in a win against the Los Angeles Sparks. The Dream finished first place in the Eastern Conference, but were upset in the first round 2–1 to the

Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 20 ...

. Midway through the 2015 season on 27 July, de Souza was traded from the Dream to the

as part of a three-team trade deal that sent

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to the

and

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and

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to the Dream. Since joining the Sky, de Souza would have a smaller role on the team as she played 17 games with 15 starts and averaged 5.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg. The Sky would make it to the playoffs and lost 2–1 in the first round. In 2016, de Souza re-signed with the Sky and became a role player on the team's roster, playing 31 games with 18 starts while averaging 5.8 ppg and 5.2 rpg. The Sky made it to the playoffs with an 18–16 record and with the WNBA's new playoff format in effect, the Sky were the number 4 seed in the league with a bye to the second round. In the second round elimination game, the Sky defeated the Atlanta Dream to advance to the semifinals (the last round before the WNBA finals). In the semifinals, the Sky were defeated 3–1 by the Los Angeles Sparks who won the championship that year. On 1 February 2017, de Souza signed with the

San Antonio Stars The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the ...

. After 27 games played, de Souza suffered a lower right leg bone bruise during team practice and was waived by the Stars to do her physical therapy in Brazil.

Overseas career

In 2001, de Souza played her first year of professional basketball in Spain. During the 2002–03 WNBA off-season, de Souza played in Hungary for MiZo Pécs. From 2003 to 2006, de Souza played in Spain once again for

UB-Barça Club Bàsquet Femení Universitari de Barcelona–FC Barcelona was a Spanish Catalonia, Catalan women's basketball team. Initially named CBF Universitari de Barcelona, belonging just to the University of Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, it lat ...

, she won the 2005–06 MVP of the Spanish women's league while playing with UB-Barça. From 2006 to 2010, de Souza played four off-seasons in Spain again for

Ros Casares Valencia Ros Casares Godella was a professional women's basketball team based in Godella, Spain. It played in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto between 1996 and 2012, when it resigned to play in EuroLeague and Spanish League. It continued playing in Primera ...

. From 2010 to 2012, de Souza played two off-seasons for Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca in Spain. In the 2013–14 off-season, de Souza played in her home country for

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, a Brazilian sports club. In the 2014–15 off-season played in Brazil once again for Uninassau/Americana. De Souza spent the first portion of the 2015–16 off-season in

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playing for Adana ASKİ then returned to Brazil to play for Uninassau/Americana once again for the remainder of the off-season. As of August 2016, de Souza signed a 1-month contract with

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, another Brazilian sports club for the 2016–17 off-season. In November 2016, de Souza returned to Perfumerías Avenida for the remainder of the off-season and won a championship with the team. In 2017, de Souza re-signed with Perfumerías Avenida for the 2017–18 off-season. In 2018–19, de Souza returned to Perfumerías Avenida Salamanca. In 2019, de Souza returned home to Brazil and signed with Uninassau Basquette of the Brazilian league. In September 2020, de Souza signed with

of the Euroleague for the 2020–21 European season to fill an empty roster spot left by Ivana Tikvić who had to leave the team for personal reasons.

International competitions

A member of the

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, de Souza competed in three editions of the

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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and

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

as well as four

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. She was due to represent her country in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament where Brazil qualified for the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

but missed it due to injury and was officially ruled out of playing in the Olympics on 29 July. De Souza was a member of the team which competed for Brazil at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

, winning a bronze medal.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Postseason

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Awards and achievements

* 2002 WNBA Championship (LA Sparks) * 2010–11 EuroLeague Women champion (Salamanca) * Atlanta's all-time leader in rebounds (1,034), blocked shots (171) and field goal percentage (.535) * 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection * 2009 Ranked first in WNBA in offensive rebounds (119) and total rebounds (309) ... Ranked second in WNBA in rebounding percentage (9.1). * 2010 Recorded a career high in rebounds (20) against Minnesota on 14 July * 2005–06 Spanish MVP *

2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women The 2011 in sports, 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, women's basketball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The tournament was held at ...

MVP

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Souza, Erika De 1982 births Living people Atlanta Dream players Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Brazilian expatriate basketball people in Spain Brazilian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Brazilian expatriate basketball people in the United States Brazilian women's basketball players Centers (basketball) Connecticut Sun players Los Angeles Sparks players Olympic basketball players of Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games medalists in basketball San Antonio Stars players Basketball players from Rio de Janeiro (city) Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games