Chiquinho (footballer, born 1989)

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Chiquinho
Personal information
Full name Francisco Sousa dos Santos
Date of birth (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Left back
Team information
Current team
Santa Cruz
Youth career
CFZ-DF
América Mineiro
Brasiliense
2004–2009 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Atlético Mineiro 11 (1)
2010Tupi (loan) 10 (3)
2010–2011Ipatinga (loan) 41 (4)
2012Nova Iguaçu (loan) 17 (0)
2012 Ipatinga 14 (3)
2012 Corinthians 3 (0)
2013 Ponte Preta 55 (6)
2014 Fluminense 46 (1)
2015 Santos 24 (1)
2016 Flamengo 16 (0)
2017 Shonan Bellmare 2 (0)
2017 Oita Trinita 16 (0)
2018 São Caetano 12 (2)
2018 Coritiba 23 (2)
2019 Meizhou Hakka 3 (0)
2019 Vitória 19 (1)
2020–2021 Santa Cruz 15 (8)
2021–2022 Dibba
2022– Santa Cruz 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Francisco Sousa dos Santos, (born 27 July 1989) is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a midfielder or forward. He currently plays for Santa Cruz.

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Club career

Born in Caxias, Maranhão, Chiquinho was spotted by Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2004, aged 15. [1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 June 2009, starting in a 3–2 away win against Santos. [2]

However, Chiquinho was rarely used by Galo, and subsequently served loan spells at Tupi, [3] Ipatinga and Nova Iguaçu. [4] He was released by Atlético in May, and immediately returned to Ipatinga.

On 21 August 2012 Chiquinho signed an 18-month deal with Corinthians. [5] He was rarely used by the club, and moved to Ponte Preta on 13 December. [6]

Chiquinho scored his first goal in the top division on 5 June 2013, netting the first in a 3–4 home loss against Atlético Paranaense. [7] He was also a regular during Ponte's Copa Sudamericana run, scoring one goal in eight appearances.

On 10 January 2014 Chiquinho joined Fluminense, in a one-year deal. [8] He was a regular starter during his spell, being mostly used as a left back and overtaking longtime incumbent Carlinhos.

On 8 January 2015 Chiquinho signed for Santos, after agreeing to a one-year contract. [9] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring the second in a 3–0 home win against Ituano. [10]

On 17 January 2017 Chiquinho signed for Shonan Bellmare. [11]

Career statistics

As of 31 October 2023 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Mineiro 2009 Série A 10812 [lower-alpha 1] 0111
Tupi 2010 Série D 103103
Ipatinga 2010 Série B 17000170
2011 Série C 10310041244
Subtotal27310041414
Nova Iguaçu 2012 Carioca 170170
Ipatinga 2012 Série B143143
Corinthians 2012 Série A3030
Ponte Preta 2013 Série A261194208 [lower-alpha 1] 1556
Fluminense 2014 Série A261140402 [lower-alpha 1] 0461
Santos 2015 Série A10011130241
Flamengo 2016 Série A7050003 [lower-alpha 1] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 0160
Shonan Bellmare 2017 J2 League 2020
Oita Trinita 2017 J2 League160160
São Caetano 2018 Paulista 12210132
Coritiba 2018 Série B232232
Meizhou Hakka 2019 China League One 3030
Vitória 2019 Série B191191
Santa Cruz 2020 Série C15820102 [lower-alpha 3] 0208
2021 50102219 [lower-alpha 3] 3266
2022 Série D4040
2023 12051102 [lower-alpha 3] 0201
Subtotal368173411337015
Dibba 2021–22 UAE Division 1 27 [13] 132713
Ipatinga 2023 Mineiro 7171
Career total240321301518215114341753
  1. 1 2 3 4 All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. 1 2 3 All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Santos

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References

  1. "Chiquinho vence a resistência da mãe e avança na carreira até chegar ao Flu" [Chiquinho overcomes his mom's resistance and advances in his career until arrive at Flu] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Com muita confusão no fim, Atlético-MG vence Santos e se isola no topo" [With a lot of trouble in the end, Atlético-MG defeats Santos and isolates itself at the top] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. "Chegada de último reforço define equipe do Tupi para o Mineiro" [Arrival of last addition defines Tupi's squad for Mineiro] (in Portuguese). Acessa. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. "Trio experiente reforça o NIFC" [Experienced trio bolster NIFC] (in Portuguese). Nova Iguaçu's official website. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. "Timão confirma contratação de Chiquinho, do Ipatinga-MG" [Timão confirms signing of Chiquinho, from Ipatinga-MG] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. "Ponte Preta confirma camisa 10 do Fla e ex-atacante do Corinthians" [Ponte Preta confirms Fla's '10' and former Corinthians forward] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. "Ponte Preta erra muito e perde do Atlético-PR" [Ponte Preta does it all wrong and loses to Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. "Meia-atacante Chiquinho acerta com o Flu por empréstimo até o fim do ano" [Attacking midfielder Chiquinho signs with Flu on loan until the end of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. "Santos se acerta com Chiquinho e fecha primeira contratação para 2015" [Santos gets agreement with Chiquinho and completes first signing for 2015] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  10. "Na "revanche" da final de 2014, Santos bate o Ituano na Vila Belmiro" [In the "rematch" of 2014 final, Santos defeats Ituano in Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. "Ex-Ponte e Flamengo, Chiquinho acerta com Shonan Bellmare, do Japão" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. Chiquinho at Soccerway
  13. ""Volto para colocar o time na Série A", diz meia Chiquinho em apresentação no Santa Cruz" (in Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.