Van Basty Sousa e Silva (born 27 November 1994), and commonly known as Sousa, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for Vila Nova.

Career

Born in

Olivedos, Paraíba Olivedos is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraíba This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Paraíba, Paraíba (PB), located in the N ...

, Sousa began playing senior football with

Campinense Clube Campinense Clube, commonly referred to as Campinense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Campina Grande, Paraíba founded on 12 April 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well ...

at age 18. He would win the

Copa do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (English: ''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''English: Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (English: ''Northeastern Cup'') is a Brazilian football competition among Northeastern re ...

with the club. Next, Van Basty was loaned to

Brasília Futebol Clube Brasília Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Brasília, is a Brazilian professional club based in Brasília, Distrito Federal founded on 2 June 1975. It competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense, the top flight of the Distrito Federal state f ...

where he competed in the

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...

and won the

Copa Verde The Copa Verde () is an annual regional knockout football competition in Brazil that started in 2014, and played by 24 teams from the North and Central-West regions, plus Espírito Santo (Espírito Santo state was included because they competed ...

. He has previously represented Comercial-MS in

2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth level of the Brazilian League, was contested by 40 clubs, and started on July 12 and ended on November 15, 2015. The four teams in the semifinals were promoted to the 2016 Campeonato Brasileiro S� ...

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* Living people 1994 births Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campinense Clube players Esporte Clube Comercial (MS) players Esporte Clube Democrata players Grêmio Esportivo Brasil players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub