David Sousa
David Sousa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco David Sousa Franquelo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft81⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 1998–2003 | Real Madrid B | 106 | (18) |
| 2002–2003 | → Valladolid (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Valladolid | 84 | (11) |
| 2006–2009 | Getafe | 28 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Albacete | 63 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Nea Salamis | 26 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Xerez | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Spain U18 | 17 | (1) |
| 1999 | Spain U20 | 2 | (1) |
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Francisco David Sousa Franquelo (born 3 February 1980 in Málaga, Andalusia) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco David Sousa Franquelo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft81⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 1998–2003 | Real Madrid B | 106 | (18) |
| 2002–2003 | → Valladolid (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Valladolid | 84 | (11) |
| 2006–2009 | Getafe | 28 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Albacete | 63 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Nea Salamis | 26 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Xerez | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | Spain U18 | 17 | (1) |
| 1999 | Spain U20 | 2 | (1) |
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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.
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.