| Afonso Sousa | |
| Fullname: | Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Aveiro, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lech Poznań |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Beira-Mar |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Porto |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Beira-Mar |
| Youthyears4: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Gafanha |
| Youthyears5: | 2013–2019 |
| Youthclubs5: | Porto |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps2: | 62 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Caps3: | 47 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalcaps7: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 22:10, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa (born 3 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań as a central midfielder.
Born in Aveiro, Sousa returned to FC Porto's youth academy at the age of 13, after a first spell in 2009.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserve team in the LigaPro on 25 August 2019, playing the entire 3–1 away win against S.C. Farense and scoring in the match.[3]
Sousa was part of the squad that won the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, notably netting in the 3–1 victory over Chelsea in the final.[4]
On 9 September 2020, Sousa signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club B-SAD, with Porto retaining 50% of the player's rights.[5] [6] He played his first game in the competition nine days later, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for Silvestre Varela in the 1–0 away defeat of Vitória de Guimarães.[7] [8] He scored his first goal on 6 December, just before half-time in a 2–1 home win over S.C. Braga.[9]
On 30 June 2022, Sousa moved to defending Polish Ekstraklasa champions Lech Poznań on a four-year deal, for a fee reported around €1,200,000.[10] [11] He made his competitive debut on 9 July, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 Polish Super Cup loss to Raków Częstochowa.[12]
Sousa earned 42 caps for Portugal across all youth levels, starting with the under-15 team in 2015. His first appearance for the under-21s came on 7 October 2021 in an 11–0 home rout of Liechtenstein in 2023 UEFA European Championship qualification.[13] He scored his first goal the following 24 September, closing the 4–1 friendly win over Georgia.[14]
Both Sousa's father, Ricardo, and grandfather António, played as midfielders and later worked as managers.[15] [16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Porto B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||||
| B-SAD | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 5 | |||||
| Lech Poznań | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 7 | ||||
| Lech Poznań II | 2022–23 | II liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 126 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 18 | |||
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