David Sousa (footballer, born 1980)

David Sousa
Personal information
Full name	Francisco David Sousa Franquelo
Date of birth	3 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	Real Madrid C
1998–2003	Real Madrid B
2002–2003	→ Valladolid (loan)
2003–2006	Valladolid
2006–2009	Getafe
2009	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)
2009–2011	Albacete
2012–2013	Nea Salamis
2013–2014	Xerez
International career
1996	Spain U16
1997	Spain U17
1997–1999	Spain U18
1999	Spain U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2014

Francisco David Sousa Franquelo (born 3 February 1980 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish former footballer who played 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 match 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 campaigns in the second division, subsequently joining Getafe CF, a team from the capital outskirts, for 2006–07's top flight.

Sousa appeared sparingly for Getafe during two-and-a-half seasons, scoring twice in a 2–4 loss at RCD Mallorca on 7 October 2007.^[1]^[2] 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, moving to Albacete Balompié and being relegated in his second year. 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.

References

^ "Arango propicia un épica remontada del Mallorca" [Arango enables epic Mallorca comeback] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
^ Spain 2007/08; at RSSSF

External links

David Sousa at BDFutbol
David Sousa – FIFA competition record (archived)
David Sousa at Soccerway

[1] "Arango propicia un épica remontada del Mallorca" [Arango enables epic Mallorca comeback] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

[2] Spain 2007/08; at RSSSF

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