Yuri de Souza

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is De Souza and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.

Yuri

File:YurideSouza.jpg Yuri before a game with Ponferradina in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Yuri de Souza Fonseca
Date of birth	(1982-08-08) 8 August 1982
Place of birth	Maceió, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ponferradina
Number	10
Youth career
	Marialvas
1994–1995	Gondim
1995–2000	Maia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Maia	57	(26)
2003–2005	Boavista	14	(3)
2004	→ Gil Vicente (loan)	15	(4)
2004–2005	→ Estoril (loan)	19	(3)
2005–2009	Pontevedra	98	(55)
2007–2008	→ Las Palmas (loan)	12	(0)
2009–	Ponferradina	214	(85)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2015

Yuri de Souza Fonseca (born 8 August 1982), known simply as Yuri, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club SD Ponferradina as a forward.

He also holds Portuguese citizenship, and spent his entire professional career in Portugal and Spain, mainly with Ponferradina.

Football career

Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Yuri arrived in Portugal still in his teens, joining F.C. Maia in the second division. His performances there attracted the attention of another club in the north, top level's Boavista FC, which he joined in January 2003.

However, Yuri could never impose himself at the Checquereds, going on to serve two loans in the process: he helped Gil Vicente F.C. avoid top flight relegation in his five-month spell, not being able to repeat it with G.D. Estoril Praia the following campaign.

In the 2005 summer, Yuri moved to Iberian neighbours Spain, representing lowly Pontevedra CF. He also had a loan spell at UD Las Palmas in division two, but only appeared in 12 matches out of 42 without scoring.

Yuri signed for SD Ponferradina in 2009, going on to achieve two promotions to the second tier during his spell – to which he contributed with 26 goals combined – and eventually becoming team captain.

Personal life

Yuri's older brother, Igor, is also a footballer and a forward. They shared teams at Maia (where they arrived at a young age) and Pontevedra.

His cousin, Charles, also played several seasons in Spain, and also represented Pontevedra.

External links

• Yuri de Souza at footballzz.co.uk
• Yuri de Souza profile at ForaDeJogo
• Yuri de Souza profile at BDFutbol
• Yuri de Souza profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Yuri de Souza at Soccerway