David Sousa

David Sousa

Personal information
Full name	Francisco David Sousa Franquelo
Date of birth	3 February 1980 (1980-02-03)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Nea Salamis
Number	18
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–1999	Real Madrid C	?	(?)
1999–2003	Real Madrid B	96	(17)
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–	Nea Salamis	2	(0)
National team
1996	Spain U16	3	(0)
1997	Spain U17	10	(3)
1997–1999	Spain U18	17	(1)
1999	Spain U20	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sousa and the second or maternal family name is Franquelo.

Francisco David Sousa Franquelo (born 3 February 1980 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC in Cyprus, as an attacking midfielder.

Football career

A youth graduate from Real Madrid who never made it past the B side, Sousa played his first La Liga game 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 seasons in the second division, subsequently joining Getafe CF, a team from the capital outskirts, for 2006–07's top flight.

During two 1/2 seasons, Sousa appeared sparingly for Getafe, scoring twice in a 2–4 loss at RCD Mallorca on 7 October 2007. 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, joining Albacete Balompié, and being relegated in his second season. 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.

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• David Sousa – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile