Afonso Sousa

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is De Pinho and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.
Afonso Sousa
File:Afonso Sousa Lech Poznań 2022.jpg
Sousa with Lech Poznań in 2022
Personal information
Full name Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Samsunspor
Number 77
Youth career
2008–2009 Beira-Mar
2009–2010 Porto
2010–2012 Beira-Mar
2012–2013 Gafanha
2013–2019 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Porto B 21 (6)
2020–2022 B-SAD 62 (3)
2022–2025 Lech Poznań 73 (17)
2022 Lech Poznań II 1 (0)
2025– Samsunspor 3 (0)
International career
2015 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2016 Portugal U16 10 (2)
2016–2017 Portugal U17 15 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2021–2023 Portugal U21 13 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:08, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

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

Club career

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Porto

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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

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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

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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]

In the 2024–25 season, Sousa earned himself a regular spot in the starting line-up.[13] On 24 May 2025, he scored Lech's sole goal against Piast Gliwice, a header in the 39th minute, to clinch their ninth league title.[14] With a further 12 with six assists, he was named the Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Season.[15]

Samsunspor

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On 15 August 2025, Sousa joined Süper Lig club Samsunspor on a five-year contract,[16] for a reported fee of €3 million.[17]

International career

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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.[18] He scored his first goal the following 24 September, closing the 4–1 friendly win over Georgia.[19]

Personal life

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Both Sousa's father, Ricardo, and grandfather António, played as midfielders and later worked as managers.[20][21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2019–20[22] LigaPro 21 6 — — — — 21 6
B-SAD 2020–21[22] Primeira Liga 32 2 3 0 0 0 — — 35 2
2021–22[22] Primeira Liga 30 1 3 2 1 0 — — 34 3
Total 62 3 6 2 1 0 — — 69 5
Lech Poznań 2022–23[22] Ekstraklasa 24 4 1 1 — 8[c] 2 1[d] 0 34 7
2023–24[22] Ekstraklasa 18 0 1 0 — 4[c] 0 — 23 0
2024–25[22] Ekstraklasa 31 13 1 0 — — — 32 13
2025–26[22] Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 — 1[e] 0 1[d] 0 2 0
Total 73 17 3 1 — 13 2 2 0 91 20
Lech Poznań II 2022–23[22] II liga 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Samsunspor 2025–26[22] Süper Lig 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 3 0
Career total 160 26 9 3 1 0 13 2 2 0 185 31
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal and Polish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Porto

Lech Poznań

Individual

References

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