| Travian Sousa | |
| Fullname: | Travian Anthony Sousa |
| Birth Date: | September 19, 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Lathrop, California, United States |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Tacoma Defiance |
| Clubnumber: | 31 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ballistic United SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sacramento Republic |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Hamburger SV |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Hamburger SV II |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | Sporting Kansas City II |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Oakland Roots |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Tacoma Defiance |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | May 7, 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | October 12, 2021 |
Travian Anthony Sousa (born September 19, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for MLS Next Pro club Tacoma Defiance.
Sousa played in the US Soccer Development Academy for Sacramento Republic after joining them from Ballistic United SC in 2016. In total, Sousa made 82 appearances in the USSDA, scoring a total of 24 goals.[1]
In July 2019, Sousa moved to Germany, joining the Hamburger SV acacdemy. Sousa went on to make 14 appearances with the team's U-19s in the A-Junioren Bundesliga, tallying four assists. Sousa also made two appearances for Hamburger SV II in the Regionalliga Nord.[2] [3] He left Hamburg in October 2020, reportedly having his contract terminated for "disciplinary reasons",[4] but the player saying the decision was "mutual" between both player and club.[5]
On January 29, 2021, Sousa returned to the United States, joining USL Championship club Sporting Kansas City II.[2] Sousa and Kansas City mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club on September 23, 2021, without him making an appearance for the club.[6]
On September 28, 2021, Sousa returned to California, signing with USL Championship side Oakland Roots.[7] [8] He made his debut for Oakland on October 6, 2021, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Sacramento Republic.[9] Sousa's contract option wasn't picked up by Oakland following their 2021 season.[10]
On March 18, 2022, it was announced that Sousa had signed with MLS Next Pro club Tacoma Defiance.[11]
Sousa has been a regular member of the United States at various youth levels.[2]
Sousa holds dual American and Portuguese citizenship.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hamburger SV II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Oakland Roots | 2021 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Tacoma Defiance | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||||||
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||