Yuri de Souza
Yuri before a game with Ponferradina in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yuri de Souza Fonseca | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Maceió, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ponferradina | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Marialvas | |||
1994–1995 | Gondim | ||
1995–2000 | Maia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2000–2002 | Maia | 57 | (26) |
2003–2005 | Boavista | 14 | (3) |
2004 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 15 | (4) |
2004–2005 | → Estoril (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2005–2009 | Pontevedra | 98 | (55) |
2007–2008 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2009– | Ponferradina | 184 | (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]
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)
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Yuri de Souza profile at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Soccerway profile
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