Yuri de Souza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuri de Souza Fonseca | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Maceió, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ponferradina | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2002 | Maia | 57 | (25) |
| 2003–2005 | Boavista | 14 | (3) |
| 2004 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | → Estoril (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Pontevedra | 102 | (56) |
| 2007–2008 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009– | Ponferradina | 130 | (53) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yuri de Souza Fonseca, simply known as Yuri (born 8 August 1982 in Maceió, Alagoas), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina in the Spanish second division, as a forward.
He also holds Portuguese citizenship.
Football career
Yuri arrived in Portugal still in his teens, joining F.C. Maia in the second division. His performances there attracted the attention of another side in the north, top level side Boavista FC, which he joined in January 2003.
However, Yuri could never impose himself at the Checquereds, going on to serve two loans in the process: he helped Gil Vicente F.C. avoid top flight relegation in his five-month spell, not being able to repeat it with G.D. Estoril Praia the following campaign.
In the 2005 summer, Yuri moved to Iberian neighbours Spain, mainly representing lowly Pontevedra CF (he also had a loan spell at UD Las Palmas in division two, but only appeared in 12 matches out of 42 without scoring).
Personal
Yuri's older brother, Igor, is also a footballer and a striker. They shared teams at Maia (where they arrived at a young age) and Pontevedra.
His cousin, Charles, also played several seasons in Spain, and also represented Pontevedra.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Yuri, "orgulloso" de liderar el Pichichi con su primo Charles (Yuri, "proud" to top Pichichi with his cousin Charles); Marca, 4 December 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ La ‘familia Gol’ (The ‘Goal family’); El País, 15 December 2012 (Spanish)
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