David Sousa (footballer, born 1980)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco David Sousa Franquelo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Real Madrid C | 8 | (2) |
| 1998–2003 | Real Madrid B | 106 | (18) |
| 2002–2003 | → Valladolid (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Valladolid | 84 | (11) |
| 2006–2009 | Getafe | 28 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Albacete | 63 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Nea Salamis | 26 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Xerez | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Spain U18 | 17 | (1) |
| 1999 | Spain U20 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2014 | |||
Francisco David Sousa Franquelo (born 3 February 1980 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Football career[edit]
A youth graduate from Real Madrid who never made it past the B-side, Sousa played his first La Liga match for Real Valladolid (on loan from Madrid) on 31 August 2002, in a 1–0 away win against Racing de Santander. After another season with Valladolid – which now held the totality of the player's rights – which ended in relegation, he would play two further campaigns in the second division, subsequently joining Getafe CF, a team from the capital outskirts, for 2006–07's top flight.
Sousa appeared sparingly for Getafe during two-and-a-half seasons, scoring twice in a 2–4 loss at RCD Mallorca on 7 October 2007.[1][2] He featured in no games whatsoever in the first part of 2008–09, which led to a January 2009 loan to Rayo Vallecano in the second level.
In late July 2009, Sousa was released by Getafe and continued in division two, moving to Albacete Balompié and being relegated in his second year. In late January 2012, aged nearly 32, he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining several compatriots at Nea Salamis Famagusta FC in the Cypriot First Division.
References[edit]
- ^ "Arango propicia un épica remontada del Mallorca" [Arango enables epic Mallorca comeback] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Spain 2007/08; at RSSSF
External links[edit]
- David Sousa at BDFutbol
- David Sousa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- David Sousa at Soccerway
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Málaga
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Real Valladolid players
- Getafe CF footballers
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Albacete Balompié players
- Xerez CD footballers
- Cypriot First Division players
- Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus