Josef de Souza
Brazilian footballer
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Josef de Souza Dias (born 11 February 1989), known as Souza, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Full name
Josef de Souza Dias[1]
Date of birth
11 February 1989
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
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De Souza with Brazil in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josef de Souza Dias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2008 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Vasco da Gama | 42 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Porto | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Grêmio | 87 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | São Paulo | 55 | (6) |
| 2015–2018 | Fenerbahçe | 96 | (10) |
| 2018–2020 | Al-Ahli | 34 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Beşiktaş | 75 | (8) |
| 2023 | Beijing Guoan | 20 | (4) |
| 2024 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Vasco da Gama | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Brazil U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Club career
On 14 September 2020, Souza joined Beşiktaş.[3]
On 30 March 2023, Souza joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan on a free transfer.[4]
On 1 January 2024, Souza returned to Turkey and signed a with Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.[5] However, his time at İstanbul Başakşehir lasted only six months, as in July 2024, he was announced by Vasco da Gama, the club where he played in the youth categories.[6]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 January 2025.[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2009 | Série B | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 2 | |||||
| Porto | 2010–11 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Grêmio | 2012 | Série A | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 60 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 58 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 16 | 0 | — | 118 | 4 | ||||
| São Paulo | 2014 | Série A | 33 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 52 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 41 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 75 | 4 | ||||
| Fenerbahçe | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 31 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 48 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 45 | 7 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 96 | 10 | — | 15 | 3 | — | 25 | 3 | — | 136 | 16 | |||||
| Al-Ahli | 2018–19 | Saudi Professional League | 15 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||||
| Beşiktaş | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 75 | 8 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 9 | ||||
| Beijing Guoan | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Vasco da Gama | 2024 | Série A | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 390 | 32 | 57 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 580 | 43 | ||
Honours
Vasco da Gama
Porto
- UEFA Europa League: 2010–11
- Primeira Liga: 2010–11, 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal: 2010–11
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2010, 2011
Beşiktaş
Brazil
Individual
