Francisco Sousa dos Santos, (born 27 July 1989) is a Brazilian

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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. He currently plays for Santa Cruz.

Club career

Born in

Caxias, Maranhão Caxias is a municipality (Brazil), municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Maranhão in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of Brazil. It is the fifth largest city in the state, with a population of 165,525 inhabitants and an are ...

, Chiquinho was spotted by

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's youth setup in 2004, aged 15. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 June 2009, starting in a 3–2 away win against

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. However, Chiquinho was rarely used by ''Galo'', and subsequently served loan spells at Tupi,

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and

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. He was released by Atlético in May, and immediately returned to Ipatinga. On 21 August 2012 Chiquinho signed an 18-month deal with

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. He was rarely used by the club, and moved to Ponte Preta on 13 December. Chiquinho scored his first goal in the top division on 5 June 2013, netting the first in a 3–4 home loss against

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (abbreviated CAP, commonly known as Athletico Paranaense and up to 2019 known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded o ...

. He was also a regular during Ponte's

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run, scoring one goal in eight appearances. On 10 January 2014 Chiquinho joined

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, in a one-year deal. He was a regular starter during his spell, being mostly used as a

and overtaking longtime incumbent Carlinhos. On 8 January 2015 Chiquinho signed for Santos, after agreeing to a one-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring the second in a 3–0 home win against Ituano. On 17 January 2017 Chiquinho signed for

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Career statistics

Honours

;Santos *

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References

External links

Fluminense official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiquinho 1989 births Living people Footballers from Maranhão Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Nova Iguaçu FC players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Fluminense FC players Santos FC players CR Flamengo footballers Shonan Bellmare players Oita Trinita players Dibba Al Fujairah FC players J2 League players Meizhou Hakka F.C. players Esporte Clube Vitória players China League One players UAE First Division League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates People from Caxias, Maranhão 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan