César Sousa

César Fernando Simões de Sousa (born 20 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Angola national team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Simões and the second or paternal family name is de Sousa.
César Sousa
Personal information
Full name César Fernando Simões de Sousa
Date of birth (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2016–2017 UDR Santa Maria
2017–2018 Loures
2018 Sacavenense
2018–2020 B-SAD
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 B-SAD B 16 (2)
2021–2022 B-SAD 13 (0)
International career‡
2021– Angola 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Playing career

Sousa began his senior career with the reserve B-SAD B in the 2020-21 season. He ended up captaining the side, and earned a call up to the senior B-Sad team.[1] He made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 1–1 Primeira Liga loss to S.C. Braga on 11 April 2021.[2] On 6 August 2021, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2025.[3]

International career

Born in Portugal, Sousa is of Angolan descent.[1] He debuted with the Angola national team in a 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Gabon on 11 October 2021.[4]

References
  1. "César Sousa cada vez mais perto da estreia na equipa principal do Belenenses SAD". www.visualfoot.com.
  2. "Sporting Braga vs. Belenenses - 11 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "César e Jojó renovam contrato com o Belenenses SAD até 2025". www.record.pt.
  4. "FIFA". FIFA. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
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