Bernardo Sousa (footballer)

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Bernardo Sousa
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Martins Sousa
Date of birth (2000-03-27) March 27, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Treixedo, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Chaves
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2011 Porto
2011–2012 O Pinguinzinho
2012–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Sporting CP B 18 (1)
2022– Chaves 29 (0)
International career
2015 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U16 9 (0)
2016–2017 Portugal U17 14 (1)
2018 Portugal U18 6 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:32, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Bernardo Martins Sousa (born 27 March 2000), sometimes known as Benny, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Primeira Liga club Chaves.

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Professional career

Sousa is a youth product of Porto, O Pinguinzinho, and Sporting CP. [1] He began his senior career with Sporting CP B in 2020. After a couple of seasons with them, he moved to the Primeira Liga club Chaves on 27 January 2022. [2] He made his professional and senior debut with Chaves in a 1–0 Primeira Liga loss to Vitória F.C. on 7 August 2022. [3]

International career

Sousa is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s. [4]

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References

  1. ""10 anos não são 10 dias": a emotiva despedida de Bernardo Sousa do Sporting". www.ojogo.pt.
  2. "Chaves muito perto de oficializar reforço proveniente do Sporting". www.record.pt.
  3. "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  4. "Bernardo Sousa troca Sporting pelo Chaves - Renascença". Rádio Renascença. January 27, 2022.