Career
Farense as an attacking midfielder. Born in Guimarães, Sousa moved to Football Club Porto"s youth system at the age of 16, alongside Rabiola and Vieirinha, in a deal that sent Brazilian striker Rafael in the opposite direction. On 17 December 2003 he was called by first-team coach José Mourinho for a Portuguese Cup match against F.C. Maia, but eventually did not leave the bench, subsequently returning to the juniors.
After being released by Porto in June 2007, Sousa played several seasons in the lower leagues of his country.
Prior to that he competed in the second division on loan, with South Carolina (U.S.) Covilhã and F.C. Vizela. In July 2010 Sousa signed for Communicative Disorders Tondela, scoring nine goals in 32 games in his second year as the club promoted to the second level for the first time ever.
Five years later, having been deemed surplus to requirements, he signed for South Carolina (U.S.) Farense also in the category. He also helped the team reach the quarter-finals in that year"s in Finland, netting once.
In 2004 Sousa played for the under-19 side in the 2005 European Championship qualifiers, scoring against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the country failed to ensure a place in the finals in Northern Ireland.
Club Tondela Country.