Dennis Souza de Guedes, known as simply Dennis Souza (born 9 January 1980) is a former Brazilian footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dênis de Souza Guedes | ||
| Date of birth | January 9, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Matsubara | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2004 | Roda JC | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → K.R.C. Harelbeke (loan) | 39 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | → Mons (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | → Beringen-Heusden-Zolder (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2004 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Mons | 24 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Charleroi | 16 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Barnsley | 78 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Al-Sailiya Sport Club | 29 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | OFI Crete | 39 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Apollon Smyrni | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Wiltz | 48 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Souza was signed by Barnsley in August 2007 following a trial with the club. He quickly became a fixture a centre-back, and an instant favourite with the Oakwell fans. He scored two goals for Barnsley in the league, both against promotion challengers Bristol City.[1][2] He also played in the memorable victories over Premier League sides Liverpool[3] and Chelsea[4] in the 2007-08 FA Cup.
On July 1, 2009, Souza signed for Qatari outfit Al-Sailiya Sports club on a two-year contract.[5] After his contract was terminated, he joined Doncaster Rovers as a free agent on November 9, 2010. He was released from the club on May 20, 2011.
On 31 August 2011, he joined Super League Greece side OFI Crete on a two-year contract. On 30 June 2013, after a quick negotiation, Souza decided not to renew his contract with Ofi Crete and is at the moment free agent.
References
edit- ^ "Barnsley 3–0 Bristol City". BBC. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Bristol City 3–2 Barnsley". BBC. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley". BBC. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Barnsley 1-0 Chelsea". BBC. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Dennis Heads to Qatar". Barnsley Mad. 2009-07-01. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
External links
edit- Dennis Souza profile at barnsleyfc.co.uk
- Dennis Souza at Soccerbase
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