Yuri de Souza

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is De Souza and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.
Yuri

Yuri before a game with Ponferradina in 2014
Personal information
Full nameYuri de Souza Fonseca
Date of birth8 August 1982
Place of birthMaceió, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Ponferradina
Number10
Youth career
Marialvas
1994–1995Gondim
1995–2000Maia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2002Maia57(26)
2003–2005Boavista14(3)
2004Gil Vicente (loan)15(4)
2004–2005Estoril (loan)19(0)
2005–2009Pontevedra98(55)
2007–2008Las Palmas (loan)12(0)
2009–Ponferradina184(73)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yuri de Souza Fonseca, simply known as Yuri (born 8 August 1982), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club SD Ponferradina as a forward.

He also holds Portuguese citizenship.

Football career

Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Yuri arrived in Portugal still in his teens, joining F.C. Maia in the second division. His performances there attracted the attention of another club in the north, top level's 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, 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.

Yuri signed for SD Ponferradina in 2009, going on to achieve two promotions to the second tier during his spell – to which he contributed with 26 goals combined – and eventually becoming team captain.

Personal life

Yuri's older brother, Igor, is also a footballer and a forward. 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]

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