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Souza

Souza

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipBrazil
Height1.88 m
Footright
BornFebruary 11, 1989
👕500+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Fenerbahce
top club · 136 apps

Career highs

€12.50m
peak value · 2020
€12.00m
top transfer fee · 18/19
7
best season · 16/17
8 / 0
int'l caps / goals
595Appearances
43Goals
34Assists
122Yellow cards
6Red cards
180Full matches (90′)
Full nameSouza
Name in home countryJosef de Souza Dias
Date of birth1989-02-11 (37 yrs)
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
AgentCarlos Leite
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
2025 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: Vasco da Gama → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Basaksehir → Vasco da Gama
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: BJ Guoan → Basaksehir
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Beijing Guoan
20 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Basaksehir FK
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Transfer: Besiktas → BJ Guoan
22/23 · Transfer
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Besiktas JK
10 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Besiktas JK
40 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: Al-Ahli → Besiktas
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Besiktas JK
38 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Al-Ahli SFC
23 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Al-Ahli
18/19 · Transfer · €12.00m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Al-Ahli SFC, Fenerbahce
20 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Fenerbahce
41 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Fenerbahce
45 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: São Paulo → Fenerbahce
15/16 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Fenerbahce
48 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
23 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Grêmio → São Paulo
14/15 · Transfer
Dec 2014
Transfer: São Paulo → Grêmio
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
2014 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
52 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2014
Transfer: Grêmio → São Paulo
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
2013 — Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
58 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: FC Porto → Grêmio
12/13 · Transfer · €3.75m
Dec 2012
Transfer: Grêmio → FC Porto
12/13 · Return from loan
Jul 2012
2012 — Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
60 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Feb 2012
Transfer: FC Porto → Grêmio
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Porto
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Porto
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Vasco da Gama → FC Porto
10/11 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2009
2009 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Vasco U20 → Vasco da Gama
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
16,224 min
Minutes played by club
Basaksehir FK 0.0%
Besiktas JK 18.8%
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 4.4%
Beijing Guoan 2.4%
São Paulo Futebol Clube 11.5%
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 14.4%
Al-Ahli SFC 7.6%
Fenerbahce 40.0%
FC Porto 0.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Basaksehir FK 1 23/24 23/24 13 0 1 0
Besiktas JK 3 20/21 22/23 88 9 4 3,051
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 5 2008 2025 65 2 1 719
Beijing Guoan 1 2023 2023 20 4 2 396
São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 2014 2015 75 6 4 1,866
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 2 2012 2013 118 4 10 2,335
Al-Ahli SFC 2 18/19 19/20 41 1 6 1,241
Fenerbahce 4 15/16 18/19 136 16 6 6,495
FC Porto 2 10/11 11/12 39 1 0 121

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€3.1M5€6.3M8€9.4M10€12.5M10/11 — 1 goals (FC Porto)110/1111/1215/16 — 4 goals (Fenerbahce)15/16 — 1 assists515/1616/17 — 7 goals (Fenerbahce)16/17 — 3 assists1016/1717/18 — 4 goals (Fenerbahce)17/18 — 2 assists617/1818/19 — 2 goals (Al-Ahli SFC)18/19 — 3 assists518/1919/20 — 3 assists319/2020/21 — 3 goals (Besiktas JK)20/21 — 3 assists620/212008 — 1 assists120082009 — 2 goals (Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama)220092012 — 3 goals (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)2012 — 4 assists720122013 — 1 goals (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)2013 — 6 assists720132014 — 4 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2014 — 3 assists720142015 — 2 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2015 — 1 assists320152023 — 4 goals (Beijing Guoan)2023 — 2 assists6202321/22 — 5 goals (Besiktas JK)521/2222/23 — 1 goals (Besiktas JK)22/23 — 1 assists222/2323/24 — 1 assists123/2410/11 — €2M11/12 — €1.7M15/16 — €7.5M16/17 — €8.5M17/18 — €9M18/19 — €9M19/20 — €12M20/21 — €12.5M21/22 — €7M22/23 — €5.5M23/24 — €2.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

10/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1215/16: 4415/1616/17: 7716/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 3320/212008: 0020082009: 2220092010: 0020102012: 3320122013: 1120132014: 4420142015: 2220152023: 4420232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 5521/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1215/16: 1115/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 3320/212008: 1120082009: 0020092010: 0020102012: 4420122013: 6620132014: 3320142015: 1120152023: 2220232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Süper Lig Basaksehir FK 11 0 1 3 0 0
23/24 Türkiye Kupasi Basaksehir FK 2 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 10 1 1 3 1 820
21/22 Champions League Besiktas JK 5 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 32 5 0 9 1 521
21/22 TFF Süper Kupa Besiktas JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 2 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Campeonato Carioca Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 3 0 0 1 0 0
2025 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Copa Sudamericana Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 1 0 0 1 0 0
2024 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 4 0 0 1 1 0
2023 Super League Beijing Guoan 20 4 2 4 0 396
2015 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 0 1 2 0 0
2015 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 8 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 8 2 0 1 0 351
2014 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 1 0 1 0 565
2014 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 5 0 0 1 0 0
2014 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 0 0 1 0 0
2014 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 33 3 3 6 0 950
2013 Campeonato Gaúcho Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 2 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Copa do Brasil Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 6 1 0 2 0 540
2013 Gauchão - 2º Turno Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 7 0 0 1 0 0
2013 Gauchão - Fase Final Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 2 0 0 1 0 0
2013 Libertadores Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 10 0 1 2 0 0
2013 Série A Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 31 0 5 2 0 0
2012 Campeonato Gaúcho Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 1 0 0 1 0 0
2012 Copa do Brasil Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 9 0 0 1 0 0
2012 Copa Sudamericana Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 6 0 1 1 0 0
2012 Gauchão - 2º Turno Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 6 1 0 0 0 430
2012 Gauchão - Fase Final Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 5 0 0 2 0 0
2012 Série A Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 33 2 3 5 0 1,365
2010 Campeonato Carioca Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 9 0 0 1 0 0
2010 Carioca - Taça Rio Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 7 0 0 3 1 0
2010 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 3 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 7 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Carioca - Taça Rio Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 1 0 0 1 0 0
2009 Série B Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 19 2 0 4 0 719
2008 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 4 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 7 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 33 2 3 7 1 1,440
20/21 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 5 1 0 0 0 270
19/20 AFC CL-Qualification Al-Ahli SFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 King's Cup Al-Ahli SFC 3 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Saudi Pro League Al-Ahli SFC 19 0 2 5 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Al-Ahli SFC 2 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 King's Cup Al-Ahli SFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Saudi Pro League Al-Ahli SFC 15 1 3 5 0 1,241
18/19 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 2 1 0 0 0 180
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 3 0 0 0 1 0
17/18 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 33 3 2 6 0 957
17/18 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 5 1 0 0 0 450
16/17 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Europa League Fenerbahce 8 1 0 3 0 720
16/17 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 30 5 2 6 0 525
16/17 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 5 1 1 0 0 435
15/16 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Fenerbahce 8 2 0 2 0 357
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 31 1 1 6 0 2,468
15/16 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 5 1 0 2 0 403
11/12 Allianz Cup FC Porto 2 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Champions League FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 8 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Supertaça FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 UEFA Super Cup FC Porto 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Allianz Cup FC Porto 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Europa League FC Porto 6 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying FC Porto 2 1 0 0 0 121
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres FC Porto 12 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Supertaça FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Taça de Portugal FC Porto 2 0 0 2 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2008-01-01 Vasco U20 Vasco da Gama Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Vasco da Gama FC Porto Transfer 2000000 €3.00m
11/12 2012-02-14 FC Porto Grêmio Loan 2000000
12/13 2012-12-31 Grêmio FC Porto Return from loan 2500000
12/13 2013-01-11 FC Porto Grêmio Transfer 2500000 €3.75m
13/14 2014-02-07 Grêmio São Paulo Loan 4000000
14/15 2014-12-31 São Paulo Grêmio Return from loan 4000000
14/15 2015-01-01 Grêmio São Paulo Transfer 4000000
15/16 2015-07-07 São Paulo Fenerbahce Transfer 7500000 €8.00m
18/19 2018-08-23 Fenerbahce Al-Ahli Transfer 9000000 €12.00m
20/21 2020-09-15 Al-Ahli Besiktas Transfer 7800000
22/23 2023-03-30 Besiktas BJ Guoan Transfer 2500000
23/24 2024-01-11 BJ Guoan Basaksehir Transfer 500000
24/25 2024-07-14 Basaksehir Vasco da Gama Transfer 325000
25/26 2025-07-01 Vasco da Gama Retired Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Injury to abdominal muscles 2019-01-22 2019-05-21 120 21
19/20 Knee injury 2020-01-29 2020-02-25 28 6
19/20 Corona virus 2020-07-26 2020-08-09 15 2
20/21 unknown injury 2020-12-03 2020-12-07 5 1
20/21 Partial muscle tear 2020-12-26 2021-01-02 8 1
21/22 Hamstring strain 2021-10-25 2021-10-31 7 2
21/22 Hamstring strain 2022-01-22 2022-02-04 14 1
21/22 unknown injury 2022-02-10 2022-02-17 8 2
21/22 Hamstring strain 2022-02-26 2022-03-08 11 3
22/23 Meniscus tear 2022-07-18 2022-08-22 36 3
22/23 Fitness 2022-08-22 2022-08-30 9 1
22/23 Inflammation in the knee 2022-11-05 2022-12-22 48 3
22/23 Knee problems 2023-01-05 2023-01-13 9 1
22/23 Knee problems 2023-01-14 2023-02-06 24 6
24/25 Knock 2024-07-16 2024-07-27 12 2
Current€200k
Peak€12.50m
Low
Δ since start+€150k
€3.13m€6.25m€9.38m€12.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €425k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #7658 5 0 former national player
Team #3439 #22 3 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Alper Potuk 2 0 0
Hasan Ali Kaldırım 2 2 0
Valentin Rosier 2 2 0
Martin Skrtel 2 0 0
Ganso 2 0 0
Ersin Destanoğlu 2 0 0
Rachid Ghezzal 2 0 0
Ozan Tufan 2 1 0
Cyle Larin 2 0 0
Roman Neustädter 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 5 30
21/22 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 5 32
2023 Super League Beijing Guoan 4 20

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2013 Série A Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 5 31
20/21 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 3 33
18/19 Saudi Pro League Al-Ahli SFC 3 15

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2014-12-31 São Paulo Grêmio Return from loan €4.00m
13/14 2014-02-07 Grêmio São Paulo Loan €4.00m
12/13 2012-12-31 Grêmio FC Porto Return from loan €2.50m
11/12 2012-02-14 FC Porto Grêmio Loan €2.00m

Teams faced most often by Souza's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Liverpool FC 10 0 2 8 3 29 -26 0%
Portimonense SC 8 8 0 0 25 3 +22 100%
Sporting Braga 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 63%
Sporting CP 8 3 5 0 12 7 +5 38%
CD Santa Clara 8 7 1 0 15 4 +11 88%
SL Benfica 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 38%
Vitória Guimarães 8 6 1 1 13 6 +7 75%
CS Marítimo 8 6 1 1 19 7 +12 75%
Juventus 8 2 0 6 8 14 -6 25%
Boavista 8 7 1 0 20 4 +16 88%
Shandong Taishan 8 1 4 3 10 16 -6 13%
Gil Vicente 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 67%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 13 0 4 0 0 0
22/23 10 820 3 0 1 0.44
21/22 40 521 10 1 1 2.07
2025 3 0 1 0 0 0
2024 5 0 2 0 1 0
2023 20 396 4 0 0 0.91
2015 23 351 5 0 0 1.28
2014 52 1,515 9 0 0 0.53
2013 58 540 8 0 0 1.33
2012 60 1,795 10 0 0 0.5
2010 26 0 4 0 1 0
2009 20 719 5 0 0 0.63
2008 11 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 38 1,710 7 0 1 0.42
19/20 23 0 6 0 0 0
18/19 20 1,421 7 0 0 0.44
17/18 41 1,407 6 0 1 0.45
16/17 45 1,680 10 1 0 0.59
15/16 48 3,228 11 0 0 0.31
11/12 15 0 4 0 0 0
10/11 24 121 4 0 0 2.98

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Süper Lig
182 apps
18 G
10 A
Série A
123 apps
7 G
12 A
Super League
20 apps
4 G
2 A
Türkiye Kupasi
24 apps
4 G
1 A
Europa League
22 apps
3 G
0 A
Série B
19 apps
2 G
0 A
Saudi Pro League
34 apps
1 G
5 A
Campeonato Paulista
13 apps
1 G
1 A
Copa do Brasil
28 apps
1 G
0 A
Gauchão - 2º Turno
13 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Souza

Who is Souza?

Souza is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Souza?

Souza is 37 years old. He was born on February 11, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro.

What position does Souza play?

Souza plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Souza play for?

Souza currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Souza scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Souza has scored 43 goals in 595 appearances.