Afonso Sousa

Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa (born 3 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Belenenses SAD as an attacking midfielder.

Club Career

Porto

Born in Aveiro, Sousa returned to FC Porto's youth academy at the age of 13, after a first spell in 2009. He made his senior debut with the reserve team in the LigaPro on 25 August 2019, playing the entire 3–1 away win against S.C. Farense and scoring in the match.

Sousa was part of the squad that won the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, notably netting in the 3–1 victory over Chelsea in the final.

Belenenses

On 9 September 2020, Sousa signed a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club Belenenses SAD, with Porto retaining 50% of the player's rights. He played his first game in the competition nine days later, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for Silvestre Varela in the 1–0 away defeat of Vitoria de Guimaraes.