José Paulo Sousa da Silva

Paulo Sousa

Personal information
Full name	José Paulo Sousa da Silva
Date of birth	May 13, 1975 (1975-05-13)
Place of birth	Lousada, Portugal
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Freamunde
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1999	Freamunde	?	(?)
1999–2001	Penafiel	62	(2)
2001–2007	Paços Ferreira	171	(2)
2007	APOP	12	(1)
2008–2011	Paços Ferreira	33	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

For another Portuguese footballer, see Paulo Sousa.

José Paulo Sousa da Silva, known as Paulo Sousa (born 13 May 1975 in Lousada), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

During his career, Sousa played for S.C. Freamunde, F.C. Penafiel and F.C. Paços de Ferreira, also having an unsuccessful spell with Cyprus' APOP Kinyras FC, from August–December 2007, returning to Paços and re-joining central midfield teammate Pedrinha, with whom he shared nine professional seasons.

In June 2011, after two injury-ravaged seasons with Paços, Sousa retired from football at the age of 36, amassing Portuguese top division totals of 182 games and three goals for the club.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Portuguese League profile (Portuguese)