| David Sualehe | |
| Fullname: | David de Senna Fernandes Sualehe[1] |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Porto, Portugal |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Odivelas |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | CAC |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sporting CP |
| Youthyears4: | 2011 |
| Youthclubs4: | Belenenses |
| Youthyears5: | 2012 |
| Youthclubs5: | CAC |
| Youthyears6: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs6: | Boavista |
| Youthyears7: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs7: | Porto |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Porto B |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Sporting CP B |
| Caps2: | 39 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Vitória Guimarães B |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Farense (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Paços de Ferreira |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Académica (loan) |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
| Caps7: | 56 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 12:44, 12 May 2024 (UTC) |
David de Senna Fernandes Sualehe (born 23 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana.
Born in Porto and of Mozambican descent,[2] Sualehe was on the books of several clubs as a youth, including Sporting CP and Belenenses in Lisbon, and FC Porto and Boavista in his hometown. He took part with Porto under-19 in the UEFA Youth League in 2015–16.[3]
In July 2016, Sualehe ended his three-year spell at Porto by signing a five-year contract at Sporting with a release clause of €45 million.[4] On 6 August, he made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Portimonense, playing the first 73 minutes of a 2–1 home loss before being substituted for Bubacar Djaló.[5]
On 30 August 2018, Sualehe signed a three-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães, being again assigned to the reserve team in the second tier.[6] A year later, after relegation, he was loaned to Farense in the same league.[7]
Sualehe moved to Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira on 1 September 2020, having contributed to Farense's promotion to the top flight.[8] Nearly exactly a year later, having not played any games for the Castores, he was loaned to second-tier Académica de Coimbra.[9]
On 12 July 2022, Sualehe left Portugal for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third at Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[10] He played 30 times in his first season, scoring once on 16 April 2023 to open a 2–0 home win over Maribor in the Eternal derby and win the title with five games remaining; the 20-metre strike was his first goal in 123 senior league appearances in his career.[11] With a 2–1 extra time win over the same opponents in the cup final, the team secured a double.[12]
In January 2022, Sualehe's €100,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was stolen in Coimbra. It was found by the National Republican Guard in Vila das Aves, abandoned.[13]
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