Chiquinho (footballer, born 1989)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Sousa dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Caxias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flamengo | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CFZ-DF | |||
| América Mineiro | |||
| Brasiliense | |||
| 2004–2009 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Tupi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Ipatinga (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Nova Iguaçu (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Ipatinga | 14 | (3) |
| 2012 | Corinthians | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Ponte Preta | 26 | (1) |
| 2014 | Fluminense | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | Santos | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Flamengo | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2016. | |||
Francisco Sousa dos Santos, (born 27 July 1989) is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a Full back, he can also play as a Midfielder or Forward. He currently plays for Flamengo.
Club career
Born in Caxias, Maranhão, Chiquinho was spotted by Atlético Mineiro's youth setup in 2004, aged 15.[1] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 June 2009, starting in a 3–2 away win against Santos.[2]
However, Chiquinho was rarely used by Galo, and subsequently served loan spells at Tupi,[3] Ipatinga and Nova Iguaçu.[4] He was released by Atlético in May, and immediately returned to Ipatinga.
On 21 August 2012 Chiquinho signed an 18-month deal with Corinthians.[5] He was rarely used by the club, and moved to Ponte Preta on 13 December.[6]
Chiquinho scored his first goal in the top division on 5 June 2013, netting the first in a 3–4 home loss against Atlético Paranaense.[7] He was also a regular during Ponte's Copa Sudamericana run, scoring one goal in eight appearances.
On 10 January 2014 Chiquinho joined Fluminense, in a one-year deal.[8] He was a regular starter during his spell, being mostly used as a left back and overtaking longtime incumbent Carlinhos.
On 8 January 2015 Chiquinho signed for Santos, after agreeing to a one-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring the second in a 3–0 home win against Ituano.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 24 October 2016[11]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2009 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Tupi | 2010 | Série D | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Ipatinga | 2010 | Série B | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Série C | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Subtotal | 27 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2012 | Carioca | — | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Ipatinga | 2012 | Série B | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Corinthians | 2012 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Ponte Preta | 2013 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 55 | 6 | |
| Fluminense | 2014 | Série A | 26 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 114 | 8 | 94 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 237 | 19 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
Honours
- Santos
References
- ↑ "Chiquinho vence a resistência da mãe e avança na carreira até chegar ao Flu" [Chiquinho overcomes his mom's resistance and advances in his career until arrive at Flu] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Com muita confusão no fim, Atlético-MG vence Santos e se isola no topo" [With a lot of trouble in the end, Atlético-MG defeats Santos and isolates itself at the top] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Chegada de último reforço define equipe do Tupi para o Mineiro" [Arrival of last addition defines Tupi's squad for Mineiro] (in Portuguese). Acessa. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Trio experiente reforça o NIFC" [Experienced trio bolster NIFC] (in Portuguese). Nova Iguaçu's official website. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Timão confirma contratação de Chiquinho, do Ipatinga-MG" [Timão confirms signing of Chiquinho, from Ipatinga-MG] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ponte Preta confirma camisa 10 do Fla e ex-atacante do Corinthians" [Ponte Preta confirms Fla's '10' and former Corinthians forward] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Ponte Preta erra muito e perde do Atlético-PR" [Ponte Preta does it all wrong and loses to Atlético-PR] (in Portuguese). Cruzeiro do Sul. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Meia-atacante Chiquinho acerta com o Flu por empréstimo até o fim do ano" [Attacking midfielder Chiquinho signs with Flu on loan until the end of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Santos se acerta com Chiquinho e fecha primeira contratação para 2015" [Santos gets agreement with Chiquinho and completes first signing for 2015] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Na "revanche" da final de 2014, Santos bate o Ituano na Vila Belmiro" [In the "rematch" of 2014 final, Santos defeats Ituano in Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Chiquinho profile at Soccerway
External links
- Fluminense official profile (Portuguese)
- Chiquinho profile at Soccerway
- Chiquinho at thefinalball.com
