Patrick Marcos de Sousa Freitas (born 9 April 1999), simply known as Patrick, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Novorizontino.

Club career

Patrick was born in

Ferraz de Vasconcelos Ferraz de Vasconcelos is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. The population is 196,500 (2020 est.) in an area of 29.56 km2. ...

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, and joined Portuguesa's youth setup in 2018, after representing Flamengo-SP and EC São Bernardo. He made his senior debut with the former on 3 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Cesinha in a 3–0

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away win over

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. Patrick scored his first senior goal on 24 March 2019, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Votuporanguense. A backup option in his first years, he became a starter in the 2021 Série D. Patrick helped ''Lusa'' to win the 2022 Paulista A2 as a starter, being named the best defender of the competition. On 20 April 2022, he renewed his contract until August 2025, and agreed to a loan deal with Série C side

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; his new club confirmed the deal two days later. Back to ''Lusa'' for the 2023 season, Patrick was again a starter after recovering from an injury. On 10 April 2024, he was loaned to Série B side Novorizontino until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Portuguesa *

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: 2020 *

: 2022

Individual

Best XI: 2022

References

1999 births Living people People from Ferraz de Vasconcelos Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players ABC Futebol Clube players Grêmio Novorizontino players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-defender-1990s-stub