Carlos Ponck

For other people named Carlos Rodrigues, see Carlos Rodrigues (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santosand the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Carlos Ponck

Personal information
Full name	Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues
Date of birth	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	AVS
Youth career
2011–2012	Derby
2012–2014	Mindelense
2014	Quarteirense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Farense	61	(0)
2015–2018	Benfica	0	(0)
2016	→ Paços Ferreira (loan)	8	(0)
2016	Benfica B	4	(0)
2016–2017	→ Chaves (loan)	7	(0)
2017–2018	→ Aves (loan)	29	(1)
2018–2019	Aves	20	(2)
2019–2023	İstanbul Başakşehir	51	(1)
2022	→ Çaykur Rizespor (loan)	13	(0)
2022–2023	→ Chaves (loan)	21	(0)
2023–2025	Moreirense	24	(0)
2025	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	11	(0)
2025–	AVS	0	(0)
International career
2017–2021	Cape Verde	23	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:02, 4 November 2025

Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (born 13 January 1995), known as Carlos Ponck or simply Ponck, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club AVS.

Club career

On 27 July 2014, Ponck made his professional debut with Farense in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Chaves.^{[ citation needed ]} On 29 December 2015, he joined Portuguese champions Benfica, ^[1] who loaned him out to Paços de Ferreira in January 2016. ^[2] He then returned to Benfica to play for their reserve team, playing four matches in LigaPro.

On 31 August 2016, Ponck joined Primeira Liga side Chaves on a season-long loan deal. ^{[3] [4]} After playing on loan for Aves in the 2017–18 season, Ponck signed a permanent four-year contract with the club. ^[5]

On 29 July 2019, Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir announced the signing of Ponck on a four-year contract. ^[6] That season, Ponck made 22 league appearances, scoring 1 goal; Başakşehir were crowned Turkish champions for the first time in their history. ^[7]

On 7 February 2022, Başakşehir sent Ponck on loan to Çaykur Rizespor until the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[8]

On 1 September 2022, Ponck returned to Portugal, being sent on a season-long loan to his former club Chaves, who had achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga at the end of the previous season. ^[9]

On 4 September 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga club Moreirense announced the signing of Ponck on a three-year contract. ^[10] In January 2025, following one-and-a-half seasons with Moreirense, he joined Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Be'er Sheva. ^[11]

On 4 November 2025, Ponck returned to Portugal, signing a contract until the end of the season with AVS, who sat at the bottom of the Primeira Liga table. ^[12]

International career

Ponck made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg on 28 March 2017. ^[13]

He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16. ^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2025 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Quarteirense	2013–14	Campeonato Nacional de Seniores	11	0	0	0	—		—		—		11	0
Farense	2014–15	Segunda Liga	25	0	0	0	3	0	—		—		28	0
	2015–16	LigaPro	21	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		46	0	1	0	4	0	—		—		51	0
Benfica	2015–16	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paços de Ferreira (loan)	2015–16	Primeira Liga	8	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		10	0
Benfica B	2016–17	LigaPro	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Chaves (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	27	0	5	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
Aves (loan)	2017–18	Primeira Liga	29	1	4	0	0	0	—		—		33	1
Aves	2018–19	Primeira Liga	32	2	3	0	1	0	—		0	0	36	2
İstanbul Başakşehir	2019–20	Süper Lig	22	1	2	0	—		9 [c]	0	—		33	1
	2020–21	Süper Lig	23	0	2	0	—		4 [d]	0	1 [e]	0	30	0
	2021–22	Süper Lig	6	0	1	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2022–23	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		51	1	5	0	—		13	0	1	0	70	1
Çaykur Rizespor (loan)	2021–22	Süper Lig	13	0	0	0	—		—		—		13	0
Chaves (loan)	2022–23	Primeira Liga	21	0	1	0	2	0	—		—		24	0
Moreirense	2023–24	Primeira Liga	15	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	2024–25	Primeira Liga	9	0	3	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
	Total		24	0	4	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2024–25	Israeli Premier League	11	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
AVS	2025–26	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			277	4	25	1	11	0	13	0	1	0	327	5

1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup, Israel State Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance(s) in Turkish Super Cup

International

As of match played 7 October 2021 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2017	6	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	4	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	4	0
Total		23	0

Honours

Aves

• Taça de Portugal: 2017–18 ^[17]

İstanbul Başakşehir

• Süper Lig: 2019–20 ^[18]

Hapoel Beer Sheva

• Israel State Cup: 2024–25

References

1. "夜明けに備えられた高度な設備 -".
2. "Ponck chega cedido pelo Benfica - P. Ferreira - Jornal Record". Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
3. "Carlos Ponck é reforço" [Carlos Ponck joins]. G.D. Chaves (in Portuguese). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
4. Carlos Ponck no Desportivo das Aves por empréstimo do Benfica SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese)
5. "Ponck regressa ao Aves e a título definitivo" [Ponck returns to Aves permanently] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
6. "Başakşehir, Carlos Ponck transferini açıkladı" [Başakşehir announced the transfer of Carlos Ponck]. Mynet Spor (in Turkish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
7. "Internacional cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck é campeão da Turquia pelo Istambul Basaksehir" [Cape Verdean international Carlos Ponck is Turkish champion for Istanbul Basaksehir]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
8. "Carlos Ponck emprestado ao Rizespor" [Carlos Ponck loaned to Rizespor]. Criolo Sports (in Portuguese). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
9. "Defesa cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck regressa ao Desportivo de Chaves" [Cape Verdian defender Carlos Ponck returns to Desportivo de Chaves]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
10. "Ponck chega para a defesa" [Ponck arrives for the defence] (in European Portuguese). Moreirense FC. 4 September 2023.
11. "OFICIAL: Carlos Ponck deixa o Moreirense e reforça líder israelita" [OFFICIAL: Carlos Ponck leaves Moreirense and reinforces Israeli leader]. Mais Futebol (in Portuguese). 21 January 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
12. Monteiro, Angelo Manuel (4 November 2025). "Carlos Ponck regressa como reforço do AVS" [Carlos Ponck returns as AVS reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). Rádio Metropolitana Porto. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
13. "International Roundup: Goals galore but three return injured | Planet Benfica". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
14. "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
15. Carlos Ponck at Soccerway . Retrieved 20 March 2025.
16. "Carlos Ponck". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
17. Benfica: Ponck no Desp. Aves a título definitivo Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
18. "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

External links

• Stats and profile at LPFP ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in Portuguese)
• Carlos Ponck at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Carlos Ponck at Soccerway