Profile of Paulo Sousa
Paulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho Sousa
53
years
Portugal
-
kgs
Mid
position
177
cms
6
shirt number
43.6
M.€
80
ELO
Born on 30 August 1970 in Viseu
Personal data
Country of birth
Portugal Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Southern Europe
Career details
Previous club
Espanyol
Previous competition
LaLiga
Historic team
Benfica
Historical competition
Primeira Liga
Most common shirt number
6
Other shirt numbers
16, 19, 11, 4
Lower categories
Repesenses (1984-1986);
SL Benfica (1986-1987);
Form in last matches
41'
6.1 Pts.
90'
5.6 Pts.
68'
5.7 Pts.
74'
5.9 Pts.
Position on the pitch
Main position
Midfielder
84%
Other positions
- Right winger 16%
CM
RW
Rating progression
89
93
94
96
97
00
00
01
Highest value in career
80 (1995)
Evolution of market value
43 M€
▲ 43.6
89
93
94
96
97
00
00
01
Highest value in career
43M (1996)
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
17M€
Professional performance
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 407 |
9
▲
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0.02
▲
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71
▲
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List of clubs played for
| Teams | Season | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2001/02 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 575' | 31 | 5.5 | 68 |
|
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9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 575' | 31 | 5.5 | 68 | |
|
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2001/02 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 802' | 31 | 5.8 | 69 |
|
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2000/01 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 779' | 30 | 6.1 | 70 |
|
|
1999/00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 755' | 29 | 5.5 | 71 |
|
|
1999/00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 630' | 29 | 5.6 | 71 |
Teammates
Player rating and role
Historical performance in clubs
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4 | 107 | 83 | 7451' | 2 | 17 |
|
|
2 | 79 | 76 | 6310' | 2 | 10 |
|
|
1 | 42 | 42 | 3630' | 2 | 10 |
|
|
3 | 40 | 35 | 2801' | 0 | 5 |
|
|
2 | 40 | 33 | 2830' | 2 | 7 |
|
|
2 | 24 | 18 | 1581' | 1 | 5 |
|
|
1 | 10 | 9 | 755' | 0 | 3 |
|
|
1 | 9 | 8 | 575' | 0 | 1 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 117 | 98 | 8575' | 3 | 25 |
|
5 | 93 | 86 | 6987' | 1 | 15 |
|
7 | 32 | 29 | 2461' | 2 | 4 |
|
2 | 27 | 20 | 1767' | 1 | 4 |
|
5 | 26 | 25 | 2195' | 0 | 2 |
For the national team
53 times at International
2 times at U20
-
0
0
6
0
Other information
Times called up
61
Matches as a starter
46
Off the bench
7
Debut
16/1/1991
Age on debut
20.4 years old
Last match
25/5/2002
Age in last game
31.7 years old
Career with national team
| Teams | Year | MP | MP | GS | MS | MIN | Age | Pts. | ELO | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41' | 31 | 5.4 | 69 |
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41' | 31 | 5.4 | 69 | |
|
|
2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 114' | 31 | 5.4 | 69 |
|
|
2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 386' | 30 | 5.8 | 71 |
|
|
1999 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 605' | 29 | 6.5 | 71 |
|
|
1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76' | 27 | 4.7 | 75 |
Teammates in the national team
Player rating and role
Performances for the national team
| By teams | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
12 | 53 | 46 | 3852' | 0 | 6 |
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 136' | 0 | 0 |
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 23' | 0 | 0 |
| By competition | Season. | MP | GS | Min. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 18 | 17 | 1404' | 0 | 2 |
|
|
11 | 15 | 11 | 809' | 0 | 0 |
|
4 | 14 | 13 | 1194' | 0 | 2 |
|
2 | 6 | 5 | 445' | 0 | 2 |
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 136' | 0 | 0 |
Most important achievements
Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
17 FEB. 02
31 years
First team goal
08 NOV. 00
30 years
Debut in category
29 OCT. 00
30 years
Debut for team
09 AUG. 00
29 years
Debut for team
06 FEB. 00
29 years
Best performances
90'
9.1 Pts.
81'
8.9 Pts.
90'
8.7 Pts.
90'
8.6 Pts.