| Chiquinho | |
| Fullname: | Francisco Sousa dos Santos |
| Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Caxias, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Santa Cruz |
| Position: | Midfielder, Left back |
| Youthclubs1: | CFZ-DF |
| Youthclubs2: | América Mineiro |
| Youthclubs3: | Brasiliense |
| Youthyears4: | 2004–2009 |
| Youthclubs4: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Tupi (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs3: | → Ipatinga (loan) |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Nova Iguaçu (loan) |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012 |
| Clubs5: | Ipatinga |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2012 |
| Clubs6: | Corinthians |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2013 |
| Clubs7: | Ponte Preta |
| Caps7: | 55 |
| Goals7: | 6 |
| Years8: | 2014 |
| Clubs8: | Fluminense |
| Caps8: | 46 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2015 |
| Clubs9: | Santos |
| Caps9: | 24 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2016 |
| Clubs10: | Flamengo |
| Caps10: | 16 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2017 |
| Clubs11: | Shonan Bellmare |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2017 |
| Clubs12: | Oita Trinita |
| Caps12: | 16 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2018 |
| Clubs13: | São Caetano |
| Caps13: | 12 |
| Goals13: | 2 |
| Years14: | 2018 |
| Clubs14: | Coritiba |
| Caps14: | 23 |
| Goals14: | 2 |
| Years15: | 2019 |
| Clubs15: | Meizhou Hakka |
| Caps15: | 3 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 2019 |
| Clubs16: | Vitória |
| Caps16: | 19 |
| Goals16: | 1 |
| Years17: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs17: | Santa Cruz |
| Caps17: | 15 |
| Goals17: | 8 |
| Years18: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs18: | Dibba |
| Years19: | 2022– |
| Clubs19: | Santa Cruz |
| Caps19: | 4 |
| Goals19: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC) |
Francisco Sousa dos Santos, (born 27 July 1989) is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a midfielder or forward. He currently plays for Santa Cruz.
Born in Caxias, Maranhão, Chiquinho was spotted by Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2004, aged 15.[1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 June 2009, starting in a 3–2 away win against Santos.[2]
However, Chiquinho was rarely used by Galo, and subsequently served loan spells at Tupi,[3] Ipatinga and Nova Iguaçu.[4] He was released by Atlético in May, and immediately returned to Ipatinga.
On 21 August 2012 Chiquinho signed an 18-month deal with Corinthians.[5] He was rarely used by the club, and moved to Ponte Preta on 13 December.[6]
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.[7] He was also a regular during Ponte's Copa Sudamericana run, scoring one goal in eight appearances.
On 10 January 2014 Chiquinho joined Fluminense, in a one-year deal.[8] He was a regular starter during his spell, being mostly used as a left back and overtaking longtime incumbent Carlinhos.
On 8 January 2015 Chiquinho signed for Santos, after agreeing to a one-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring the second in a 3–0 home win against Ituano.[10]
On 17 January 2017 Chiquinho signed for Shonan Bellmare.[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2009 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 2[12] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Tupi | 2010 | Série D | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Ipatinga | 2010 | Série B | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | Série C | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Subtotal | 27 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | |||||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2012 | Carioca | — | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Ipatinga | 2012 | Série B | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||||
| Corinthians | 2012 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Ponte Preta | 2013 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 55 | 6 | ||
| Fluminense | 2014 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | ||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2017 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Oita Trinita | 2017 | J2 League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| São Caetano | 2018 | Paulista | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Coritiba | 2018 | Série B | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| Meizhou Hakka | 2019 | China League One | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Vitória | 2019 | Série B | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| Santa Cruz | 2020 | Série C | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[14] | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 26 | 6 | ||||
| 2022 | Série D | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[15] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 36 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | 70 | 15 | ||||
| Dibba | 2021–22 | UAE Division 1 | 27[16] | 13 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 13 | |||||
| Ipatinga | 2023 | Mineiro | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 240 | 32 | 130 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 417 | 53 | |||