Vasco Sousa
Personal information
Full name Vasco José Cardoso Sousa
Date of birth (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003
Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Porto B
Number 67
Youth career
2010–2011 FC Cristelo
2011–2014 Paços de Ferreira
2014–2020 Vitória SC
2020–2021 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Porto B 70 (5)
2023– Porto 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 Portugal U15 3 (1)
2018–2019 Portugal U16 11 (1)
2019–2020 Portugal U17 5 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2022– Portugal U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:35, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Vasco José Cardoso Sousa (born 3 April 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Porto B.

Club career

At youth level, Sousa represented FC Cristelo, Paços de Ferreira and Vitória SC. In July 2019, aged 16 years old, he joined FC Porto's youth ranks.[1] Quickly rising through the Porto youth ranks, at the end of the 2020–21 season, Sousa was promoted to the Porto B team, competing in Liga Portugal 2. At the start of the following campaign, he signed a new contract with the Dragons, until 2025.[2]

Sousa made his senior debut for Porto B on 7 August 2021, in a league clash at home to Trofense; coming off the bench to replace Bernardo Folha on the 83rd minute, Vasco scored a last-minute equalizer to salvage a 2–2 draw.[3]

On 5 February 2023, Sousa made his debut for Porto's main team, coming on as a substitute for the final minutes of a 2–0 home victory over Vizela in the Primeira Liga.[4]

International career

Sousa has represented Portugal at youth international level.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 271—— ——271
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 30 1 — — — — 30 1
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 6 1 — — — — 6 1
Total 63 3 — — — — 63 3
Porto 2022–23 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 6430000 0 000643

    References

    1. ↑ Ramos, Ana Regina (19 July 2019). "Jovem promessa penafidelense contratada pelo F. C. Porto" [Young prospect from Penafiel signed by F.C. Porto]. Verdadeiro Olhar (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
    2. ↑ "FC Porto: Vasco Sousa marcou no sábado e renovou esta terça-feira" [FC Porto: Vasco Sousa scored on Saturday and renewed this Tuesday]. Maisfutebol (in European Portuguese). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
    3. ↑ "FC Porto: Silvestre Varela entra e marca no empate da equipa B" [FC Porto: Silvestre Varela comes on and scores in B team draw]. Maisfutebol (in European Portuguese). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
    4. ↑ "Jogo com o Vizela também marcado por uma estreia absoluta no FC Porto" [Game against Vizela also marked by absolute debut for FC Porto] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
    5. ↑ "Vasco Sousa". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
    6. ↑ Vasco Sousa at Soccerway
    7. ↑ Vasco Sousa at ForaDeJogo (archived)


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