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Afonso Sousa
	Sousa with Lech Poznań in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa
Date of birth	3 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lech Poznań
Number	7
Youth career
2008–2009	Beira-Mar
2009–2010	Porto
2010–2012	Beira-Mar
2012–2013	Gafanha
2013–2019	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Porto B
2020–2022	B-SAD
2022–	Lech Poznań
2022	Lech Poznań II
International career
2015	Portugal U15
2016	Portugal U16
2016–2017	Portugal U17
2018	Portugal U18
2018–2019	Portugal U19
2019	Portugal U20
2021–2023	Portugal U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa (born 3 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań as a central midfielder.

Club career

Porto

Born in Aveiro, Sousa returned to FC Porto's youth academy at the age of 13, after a first spell in 2009.^[2] He made his senior debut with the reserve team in the LigaPro on 25 August 2019, playing the entire 3–1 away win against S.C. Farense and scoring in the match.^[3]

Sousa was part of the squad that won the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, notably netting in the 3–1 victory over Chelsea in the final.^[4]

B-SAD

On 9 September 2020, Sousa signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club B-SAD, with Porto retaining 50% of the player's rights.^[5]^[6] He played his first game in the competition nine days later, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for Silvestre Varela in the 1–0 away defeat of Vitória de Guimarães.^[7]^[8] He scored his first goal on 6 December, just before half-time in a 2–1 home win over S.C. Braga.^[9]

Lech Poznań

On 30 June 2022, Sousa moved to defending Polish Ekstraklasa champions Lech Poznań on a four-year deal, for a fee reported around €1,200,000.^[10]^[11] He made his competitive debut on 9 July, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 Polish Super Cup loss to Raków Częstochowa.^[12]

International career

Sousa earned 42 caps for Portugal across all youth levels, starting with the under-15 team in 2015. His first appearance for the under-21s came on 7 October 2021 in an 11–0 home rout of Liechtenstein in 2023 UEFA European Championship qualification.^[13] He scored his first goal the following 24 September, closing the 4–1 friendly win over Georgia.^[14]

Personal life

Both Sousa's father, Ricardo, and grandfather António, played as midfielders and later worked as managers.^[15]^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2024

**Appearances and goals by club, season and competition**
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2019–20^[17]	LigaPro	21	6	—		—		—		—		21	6
B-SAD	2020–21^[17]	Primeira Liga	32	2	3	0	0	0	—		—		35	2
	2021–22^[17]	Primeira Liga	30	1	3	2	1	0	—		—		34	3
	Total		62	3	6	2	1	0	—		—		69	5
Lech Poznań	2022–23^[17]	Ekstraklasa	24	4	1	1	—		8^[c]	2	1^[d]	0	34	7
	2023–24^[17]	Ekstraklasa	18	0	1	0	—		4^[c]	0	—		23	0
	2024–25^[17]	Ekstraklasa	18	6	1	0	—		—		—		19	6
	Total		60	10	3	1	—		12	2	1	0	76	13
Lech Poznań II	2022–23^[17]	II liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			144	19	9	3	1	0	12	2	1	0	167	24

^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Polish Cup
^ Includes Taça da Liga
^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

Honours

Porto

UEFA Youth League: 2018–19^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Afonso Sousa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Afonso Sousa despede-se do FC Porto: "Foram nove anos..."" [Afonso Sousa says goodbye to FC Porto: "It was nine years..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "FC Porto B alcança primeira vitória e na casa de um candidato" [FC Porto B get first win and away to a candidate]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ Morais, André; Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (8 September 2020). "Afonso Sousa deixa o FC Porto, que mantém 50 por cento do passe" [Afonso Sousa leaves FC Porto, who keep 50 per cent of his rights]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Oficial: Belenenses SAD anuncia Afonso Sousa" [Official: Belenenses SAD announce Afonso Sousa]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Derrota no arranque da Liga" [Loss to kickstart League] (in Portuguese). Mais Guimarães. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ ""O Afonso sentiu que no FC Porto não seria aposta"" ["Afonso felt people would not bet on him at FC Porto"]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ "Belenenses SAD vence SC Braga e tira minhotos do pódio" [Belenenses SAD beat SC Braga and knock Minho team off podium] (in Portuguese). TSF. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ Koźmiński, Piotr (29 June 2022). "Ile Lech zapłacił za Afonso Sousę? Znamy ostateczną cenę za Portugalczyka!" [How much did Lech pay for Afonso Sousa? We know the Portuguese's final price!] (in Polish). Sportowe Fakty. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Afonso Sousa piłkarzem Lecha" [Afonso Sousa a Lech player] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Tsitaishvili i Sousa z debiutami" [Debuts for Tsitaishvili and Sousa] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ "Portugal–Liechstenstein, 11–0 Alguém vai esquecer Vizela?" [Portugal–Liechstenstein, 11–0 Is anyone going to forget Vizela?] (in Portuguese). Digital de Vizela. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Portugal goleia Geórgia por 4–1 num encontro particular" [Portugal rout Georgia 4–1 in friendly match]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Calhau, Pedro (2 October 2015). "Afonso Sousa: filho e neto que já joga em nome próprio aos 15 anos" [Afonso Sousa: son and grandson already plays for himself at 15] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ Aleixo, Mário (30 April 2019). "António Sousa antevê futuro brilhante ao neto Afonso" [António Sousa foresees bright future for grandson Afonso] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Afonso Sousa at Soccerway