Personal information | |||
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Full name | Van Basty Sousa e Silva | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Olivedos, Paraíba, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Persija Jakarta | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Campinense | ||
2013–2014 | Brasília | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Campinense | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Comercial-MS | 8 | (1) |
2016 | → Democrata (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016 | Campinense | 0 | (0) |
2017 | Almirante Barroso | 15 | (1) |
2017 | → Barra-SC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Brasil de Pelotas | 73 | (2) |
2021 | Mirassol | 19 | (0) |
2021 | Brasil de Pelotas | 4 | (0) |
2022 | Chapecoense | 13 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Vila Nova | 58 | (2) |
2024 | Santo André | 6 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Náutico | 34 | (2) |
2024 | → Amazonas (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2025 | → Londrina (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2025– | Persija Jakarta | 4 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2025 |
Van Basty Sousa e Silva (born 27 November 1994), simply known as Sousa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indonesian Super League club Persija Jakarta.
Born in Olivedos, Paraíba, Sousa began playing senior football with Campinense Clube at age 18. He would win the Copa do Nordeste with the club. Next, Van Basty was loaned to Brasília Futebol Clube where he competed in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and won the Copa Verde. [1]
He has previously represented Comercial-MS in 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. [2]