Souza (footballer, born 1988)
Introduction '''Elierce Barbosa de Souza''' or simply '''Souza''' (; born 8 March 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ponte Preta on loan from Náutico, as a defensive midfielder.
Career Souza began his career playing for various teams in the Federal District, as Ceilândia, Brasília and Dom Pedro.He made his first team debut for the former on 25 August 2007 in a 0–1 home loss against Capital and scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win against Renovo.He faced several difficulties, such as living with hunger, sometimes going to training without breakfast, not having enough to eat. He thought of giving up the dream of being a player and for a time did: he gave up football and returned to Posse, his hometown, to work as a bricklayer. In 2008, he revived the dream of being a football player and went to Dom Pedro II in Brasília. He stood out, and was pointed out by many as the best midfielder of the Brasiliense Championship. He was hired by Palmeiras and spent time in Palmeiras B, then, having stood out again, was promoted by Vanderlei Luxemburgo Palmeiras to the first team.
Career Statistics ===Club===.ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDom Pedro2008Série C00121————121Palmeiras2009Série A29030——50—3702010204030———902013Série B00101——71—172Total310171300012100632Ponte Preta (loan)2010Série B284—————284São Caetano (loan)2011Série B335160————495Náutico (loan)2012Série A357187————5314Cruzeiro(loan)20131320020———152Cruzeiro20145181——30—162Santos (loan)2014180—10———190Bahia (loan)2015Série B2739341—20835010Cerezo Osaka (loan)2016J2 League418—32———4410Cerezo Osaka2017J1 League334—3151——4162018224—202130103052019193—2132——246Total7411007210330109517Al-Ettifaq2019–20Saudi Professional League161—00———1612020–21292—10———3022021–22183—10———193Total6360020000000656Khor Fakkan2021–22UAE Pro League122—————122Náutico2022Série B171—————1712023Série C000000——8282Total1710000000082253'''Career Total'''39750801322510420117554678
Honours ;Cruzeiro*Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013;Cerezo Osaka*J.League Cup: 2017*Emperor's Cup: 2017
References
External links **  Profile at Cerezo Osaka*