David Sualehe
Portuguese footballer (born 1997)
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David de Senna Fernandes Sualehe (born 23 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Armenian Premier League club Noah.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David de Senna Fernandes Sualehe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Noah | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Odivelas | ||
| 2008–2010 | CAC | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2011 | Belenenses | ||
| 2012 | CAC | ||
| 2013 | Boavista | ||
| 2013–2016 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Porto B | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Sporting CP B | 39 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 23 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Farense (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Paços de Ferreira | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Académica (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 75 | (2) |
| 2025– | Noah | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 December 2025 | |||
Career
Born in Porto and of Mozambican descent,[2] Sualehe was on the books of several clubs as a youth, including Sporting CP and Belenenses in Lisbon, and FC Porto and Boavista in his hometown. He took part with Porto under-19 in the UEFA Youth League in 2015–16.[3]
In July 2016, Sualehe ended his three-year spell at Porto by signing a five-year contract at Sporting with a release clause of €45 million.[4] On 6 August, he made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Portimonense, playing the first 73 minutes of a 2–1 home loss before being substituted for Bubacar Djaló.[5]
On 30 August 2018, Sualehe signed a three-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães, being again assigned to the reserve team in the second tier.[6] A year later, after relegation, he was loaned to Farense in the same league.[7]
Sualehe moved to Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira on 1 September 2020, having contributed to Farense's promotion to the top flight.[8] Nearly exactly a year later, having not played any games for the Castores, he was loaned to second-tier Académica de Coimbra.[9]
On 12 July 2022, Sualehe left Portugal for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third at Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[10] He played 30 times in his first season, scoring once on 16 April 2023 to open a 2–0 home win over Maribor in the Eternal derby and win the title with five games remaining; the 20-metre strike was his first goal in 123 senior league appearances in his career.[11] With a 2–1 extra time win over the same opponents in the cup final, the team secured a double.[12]
Honours
Olimpija Ljubljana
Noah
