Josef de Souza

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souzaand the second or paternal family name is Dias.

Souza

De Souza with Brazil in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Josef de Souza Dias [1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-11) 11 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vasco da Gama
Number	5
Youth career
1998–2008	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Vasco da Gama	42	(2)
2010–2012	Porto	20	(0)
2012–2014	Grêmio	87	(3)
2014–2015	São Paulo	55	(6)
2015–2018	Fenerbahçe	96	(10)
2018–2020	Al-Ahli	34	(1)
2020–2023	Beşiktaş	75	(8)
2023	Beijing Guoan	20	(4)
2024	İstanbul Başakşehir	11	(0)
2024–2025	Vasco da Gama	7	(0)
International career
2009	Brazil U20	5	(0)
2014–2015	Brazil	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025

Josef de Souza Dias (born 11 February 1989), known as Souza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vasco da Gama.

Club career

On 14 September 2020, Souza joined Beşiktaş. ^[3]

On 30 March 2023, Souza joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan on a free transfer. ^[4]

On 1 January 2024, Souza returned to Turkey and signed a with Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. ^[5] However, his time at İstanbul Başakşehir lasted only six months, as in July 2024, he was announced by Vasco da Gama, the club where he played in the youth categories. ^[6]

International career

On 14 October 2014, Souza made his international debut in a 4-0 away win against Japan in an international friendly game. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2025. ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vasco da Gama	2009	Série B	18	2	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		19	2
	2010	Série A	7	0	16	0	4	0	—		—		—		27	0
	Total		25	2	17	0	4	0	—		—		—		46	2
Porto	2010–11	Primeira Liga	12	0	—		1	0	2	0	8	1	0	0	23	1
	2011–12		8	0	—		0	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	14	0
	Total		20	0	—		1	0	4	0	10	1	2	0	37	1
Grêmio	2012	Série A	33	2	12	1	9	0	—		6	0	—		60	3
	2013		31	0	11	0	6	1	—		10	0	—		58	1
	Total		64	2	23	1	15	1	—		16	0	—		118	4
São Paulo	2014	Série A	33	3	7	1	5	0	—		7	0	—		52	4
	2015		8	2	7	0	—		—		8	0	—		23	2
	Total		41	5	14	1	5	0	—		15	0	—		75	4
Fenerbahçe	2015–16	Süper Lig	31	1	—		5	1	—		12	2	—		48	4
	2016–17		30	5	—		5	1	—		10	1	—		45	7
	2017–18		33	3	—		5	1	—		3	0	—		41	4
	2018–19		2	1	—		0	0	—		0	0	—		2	1
	Total		96	10	—		15	3	—		25	3	—		136	16
Al-Ahli	2018–19	Saudi Professional League	15	1	—		0	0	—		2	0	—		17	1
	2019–20		19	0	—		2	0	—		1	0	—		22	0
	Total		34	1	—		2	0	—		3	0	—		39	1
Beşiktaş	2020–21	Süper Lig	33	2	—		5	1	—		—		—		38	3
	2021–22		32	5	—		2	0	—		5	0	1	0	40	5
	2022–23		10	1	—		0	0	—		—		—		10	1
	Total		75	8	—		7	1	—		5	0	1	0	88	9
Beijing Guoan	2023	Chinese Super League	20	4	—		0	0	—		—		—		20	4
İstanbul Başakşehir	2023–24	Süper Lig	11	0	—		2	0	—		—		—		13	0
Vasco da Gama	2024	Série A	4	0	—		1	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2025		0	0	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	Total		4	0	3	0	1	0	—		0	0	—		8	0
Career total			390	32	57	2	52	5	4	0	74	4	3	0	580	43

Honours

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009

Porto

• UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
• Primeira Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12
• Taça de Portugal: 2010–11
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2010, 2011

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2020–21
• Turkish Cup: 2020–21
• Süper Kupa: 2021

Brazil

• Superclásico de las Américas: 2014

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2014 ^[9]
• Süper Lig Midfielder of the Season: 2020–21 ^[10]

References

1. "Josef de Souza Dias". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
2. "Josef de Souza". Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
3. "Josef de Souza, Beşiktaş'ta" [Josef de Souza in Beşiktaş]. bjk.com (in Turkish).
4. "官方：德索萨、阿代米、恩加德乌、韩佳奇等8人加盟北京国安" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
5. "Hoş geldin Josef de Souza" (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
6. "Com carta do filho, Vasco anuncia contratação de Souza: "Você me passou esse amor"" [With a letter from his son, Vasco announces the signing of Souza: "You passed this love on to me"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
7. "Brazil 4-0 Japan". BBC Sport. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
8. "Souza statistics". Soccerway.
9. "Éverton Ribeiro leva o bi no Craque do Brasileirão; veja lista de premiados" (in Portuguese). sportv.com. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
10. SABAH, DAILY (27 October 2021). "Champion Beşiktaş sweeps Fotomaç "Süper Lig Best of the Best" awards". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

External links

• Josef de Souza at Soccerway
• Josef de Souza at Netvasco
• Josef de Souza at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Josef de Souza at WorldFootball.net