Cláudio de Souza (born 19 May 1990), commonly known as Claudinho, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Ituano.
Career
Born in
Santa Cruz do Sul,
Rio Grande do Sul
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, Claudinho represented hometown side
Santa Cruz-RS as a youth before making his senior debut with
Avenida in the
2010 Campeonato Gaúcho. He moved to
Cruzeiro-RS later in that year, and subsequently had loan spells at
Metropolitano and two stints at
Juventude.
In 2015, Claudinho moved to
Ypiranga-RS, but started the 2016 season at
São José-RS. On 29 April of that year, however, he returned to Ypiranga on loan.
On 8 December 2017, after being a starter back at São José, Claudinho signed a permanent contract with Ypiranga, being immediately loaned back to his first club Avenida for the
2018 ''Gauchão''. He rejoined Avenida permanently for the 2019 season, being a regular starter during his spell.
On 12 December 2019, Claudinho agreed to a deal with
Brusque, and renewed his contract with the club on 27 April 2021. On 17 December, he was announced at
Manaus
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.
In August 2022, Claudinho moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining
Naft Al-Wasat in the
Iraq Stars League
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, but moved on loan to
Al-Diwaniya on 6 September. On 24 January 2023, he returned to his home country and signed for
Ituano in the second division.
Career statistics
Honours
São José-RS
*
Copa FGF: 2015
Brusque
*
Recopa Catarinense: 2020
Manaus
*
Campeonato Amazonense: 2022
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Claudinho
1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Santa Cruz do Sul
Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Esporte Clube Avenida players
Esporte Clube Cruzeiro players
Clube Atlético Metropolitano players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
Ypiranga Futebol Clube players
Esporte Clube São José players
Brusque Futebol Clube players
Manaus Futebol Clube players
Naft Al-Wasat SC players
Al-Diwaniya SC players
Ituano FC players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen