Vasco José Cardoso Sousa (born 3 April 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Porto B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasco José Cardoso Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto B | ||
| Number | 67 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | FC Cristelo | ||
| 2011–2014 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
| 2014–2020 | Vitória SC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Porto B | 70 | (5) |
| 2023– | Porto | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Portugal U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:35, 20 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
At youth level, Sousa represented FC Cristelo, Paços de Ferreira and Vitória SC. In July 2019, aged 16 years old, he joined FC Porto's youth ranks.[1] Quickly rising through the Porto youth ranks, at the end of the 2020–21 season, Sousa was promoted to the Porto B team, competing in Liga Portugal 2. At the start of the following campaign, he signed a new contract with the Dragons, until 2025.[2]
Sousa made his senior debut for Porto B on 7 August 2021, in a league clash at home to Trofense; coming off the bench to replace Bernardo Folha on the 83rd minute, Vasco scored a last-minute equalizer to salvage a 2–2 draw.[3]
On 5 February 2023, Sousa made his debut for Porto's main team, coming on as a substitute for the final minutes of a 2–0 home victory over Vizela in the Primeira Liga.[4]
International career
Sousa has represented Portugal at youth international level.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 3 | ||||||
| Porto | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 3 | ||