Carlos Ponck

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Carlos Ponck
Personal information
Full name Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues
Date of birth (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2011–2012 Derby
2012–2014 Mindelense
2014 Quarteirense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Farense 61 (0)
2015–2018 Benfica 0 (0)
2016Paços Ferreira (loan) 8 (0)
2016 Benfica B 4 (0)
2016–2017Chaves (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018Aves (loan) 29 (1)
2018–2019 Aves 20 (2)
2019–2023 İstanbul Başakşehir 51 (1)
2022Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023Chaves (loan) 21 (0)
2023–2025 Moreirense 24 (0)
2025 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 11 (0)
International career
2017–2021 Cape Verde 23 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:43, 7 June 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.

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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]

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. [11]

He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Quarteirense 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores 11000110
Farense 2014–15 Segunda Liga 2500030280
2015–16 LigaPro 2101010230
Total4601040510
Benfica 2015–16 Primeira Liga 000000000000
2016–17 Primeira Liga000000000000
2017–18 Primeira Liga000000000000
Total000000000000
Paços de Ferreira (loan) 2015–16 Primeira Liga800020100
Benfica B 2016–17 LigaPro400000000040
Chaves (loan) 2016–17 Primeira Liga2705110331
Aves (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga2914000331
Aves 2018–19 Primeira Liga322301000362
İstanbul Başakşehir 2019–20 Süper Lig 221209 [c] 0331
2020–21 Süper Lig230204 [d] 01 [e] 0300
2021–22 Süper Lig601070
2022–23 Süper Lig00000000
Total5115013010701
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig13000130
Chaves (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga2101020240
Moreirense 2023–24 Primeira Liga1501000160
2024–25 Primeira Liga903010130
Total2404010290
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 1102000130
Career total2774251110130103275
  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 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 201760
201850
201940
202040
202140
Total230

Honours

Aves

İstanbul Başakşehir

Hapoel Beer Sheva

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. "International Roundup: Goals galore but three return injured | Planet Benfica". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  12. "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
  13. Carlos Ponck at Soccerway . Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  14. "Carlos Ponck". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  15. Benfica: Ponck no Desp. Aves a título definitivo Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
  16. "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.