Sousa (Brazilian footballer)

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Sousa
Personal information
Full name Van Basty Sousa e Silva
Date of birth (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 (age 30)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Campinense 0 (0)
2015–2016 Comercial-MS 8 (1)
2016Democrata (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Campinense 0 (0)
2017 Almirante Barroso 15 (1)
2017Barra-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)
2024Amazonas (loan) 4 (0)
2025Londrina (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.

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Career

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]

References

  1. Diego Arthur (12 January 2017). "Conheça Van Basty, o volante "papa-títulos" do Barroso". futebolpeixeiro.wordpress.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. "Esporte Clube Comercial" (in Portuguese). seried.com.br. Retrieved 13 June 2019.