Elierce Barbosa de Souza or simply Souza (; born 8 March 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América de Natal, as a defensive midfielder.
Career Souza began his career playing for various teams in the Federal District, as Ceilândia, Brasília and Dom Pedro.
He made his first team debut for the former on 25 August 2007 in a 0–1 home loss against Capital and scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win against Renovo.Passaram por aqui: Souza (Ferrugem)
He faced several difficulties, such as living with hunger, sometimes going to training without breakfast, not having enough to eat. He thought of giving up the dream of being a player and for a time did: he gave up football and returned to Posse, his hometown, to work as a bricklayer. In 2008, he revived the dream of being a football player and went to Dom Pedro II in Brasília. He stood out, and was pointed out by many as the best midfielder of the Brasiliense Championship. He was hired by Palmeiras and spent time in Palmeiras B, then, having stood out again, was promoted by Vanderlei Luxemburgo Palmeiras to the first team.
Career statistics Club .Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 25 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, (p. 144 out of 289) + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDom Pedro2008Série C00121————121Palmeiras2009Série A29030——50—3702010Série A204030———902013Série B00101——71—172Total31017130—121—632Ponte Preta (loan)2010Série B284—————284São Caetano (loan)2011Série B335160————495Náutico (loan)2012Série A357187————5314Cruzeiro(loan)2013Série A1320020———152Cruzeiro2014Série A5181——30—162Santos (loan)2014Série A180—10———190Bahia (loan)2015Série B2739341—2All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana08Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste35010Cerezo Osaka (loan)2016J2 League418—32———4410Cerezo Osaka2017J1 League334—3151——4162018J1 League224—20213All appearance(s) in AFC Champions League01All appearance(s) in Suruga Bank Championship03052019J1 League193—2132——246Total7411—7210330109517Al-Ettifaq2019–20Saudi Pro League161—00———1612020–21Saudi Pro League292—10———3022021–22Saudi Pro League183—10———193Total636—20———656Khor Fakkan2021–22UAE Pro League122—————122Náutico2022Série B171—————1712023Série C17412540——824111Total34512540——825812Ponte Preta (loan)2023Série B30—————30América de Natal2024Série D14413540——7238112025Série D20311510——303582026Série D007111———82Total347311161——1028121Career total451611232932610420127766398
Honours Cruzeiro Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013
Cerezo Osaka J.League Cup: 2017 Emperor's Cup: 2017
América de Natal Campeonato Potiguar: 2024
References
External links
Profile at Cerezo Osaka