Bernardo Martins Sousa (born 27 March 2000), sometimes known as Benny, is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for Turkish

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club

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Professional career

Sousa is a youth product of

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, O Pinguinzinho, and

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

. He began his senior career with

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in 2020. After a couple of seasons with them, he moved to the

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club Chaves on 27 January 2022. He made his professional and senior debut with Chaves in a 1–0

loss to

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on 7 August 2022.

International career

Sousa is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sousa, Bernardo 2000 births Living people People from Santa Comba Dão Portuguese men's footballers Portugal men's youth international footballers Sporting CP B players G.D. Chaves players Primeira Liga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen