Chiquinho (footballer, born 1989)

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Francisco Sousa dos Santos, (born 27 July 1989) is a Brazilian footballer. Mainly a left back, he can also play as a midfielder or forward. He currently plays for Santa Cruz.

Chiquinho
Personal information
Full name Francisco Sousa dos Santos
Date of birth (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Left back
Team information
Current team
Santa Cruz
Youth career
CFZ-DF
América Mineiro
Brasiliense
2004–2009 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Atlético Mineiro 11 (1)
2010Tupi (loan) 10 (3)
2010–2011Ipatinga (loan) 41 (4)
2012Nova Iguaçu (loan) 17 (0)
2012 Ipatinga 14 (3)
2012 Corinthians 3 (0)
2013 Ponte Preta 55 (6)
2014 Fluminense 46 (1)
2015 Santos 24 (1)
2016 Flamengo 16 (0)
2017 Shonan Bellmare 2 (0)
2017 Oita Trinita 16 (0)
2018 São Caetano 12 (2)
2018 Coritiba 23 (2)
2019 Meizhou Hakka 3 (0)
2019 Vitória 19 (1)
2020–2021 Santa Cruz 15 (8)
2021–2022 Dibba
2022– Santa Cruz 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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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]

On 17 January 2017 Chiquinho signed for Shonan Bellmare.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 31 October 2023[12]
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[a] 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[a] 1 55 6
Fluminense 2014 Série A 26 1 14 0 4 0 2[a] 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[a] 0 1[b] 0 16 0
Shonan Bellmare 2017 J2 League 2 0 2 0
Oita Trinita 2017 J2 League 16 0 16 0
São Caetano 2018 Paulista 12 2 1 0 13 2
Coritiba 2018 Série B 23 2 23 2
Meizhou Hakka 2019 China League One 3 0 3 0
Vitória 2019 Série B 19 1 19 1
Santa Cruz 2020 Série C 15 8 2 0 1 0 2[c] 0 20 8
2021 5 0 10 2 2 1 9[c] 3 26 6
2022 Série D 4 0 4 0
2023 12 0 5 1 1 0 2[c] 0 20 1
Subtotal 36 8 17 3 4 1 13 3 70 15
Dibba 2021–22 UAE Division 1 27[13] 13 27 13
Ipatinga 2023 Mineiro 7 1 7 1
Career total 240 32 130 15 18 2 15 1 14 3 417 53
  1. ^ a b c d All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

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Santos

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Trio experiente reforça o NIFC" [Experienced trio bolster NIFC] (in Portuguese). Nova Iguaçu's official website. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Ex-Ponte e Flamengo, Chiquinho acerta com Shonan Bellmare, do Japão" (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. ^ Chiquinho at Soccerway
  13. ^ ""Volto para colocar o time na Série A", diz meia Chiquinho em apresentação no Santa Cruz" (in Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
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