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José Hugo

Zé Hugo
Personal information
Full name José Hugo Sousa dos Santos
Date of birth (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth João Pessoa, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Vitória
Youth career
Force CM
Novo Horizonte
2019 Botafogo-PB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Farroupilha 12 (0)
2020 São Gabriel [pt] 3 (1)
2021 Nova Mutum 16 (2)
2022–2023 Azuriz 8 (1)
2022Coritiba (loan) 13 (1)
2023Santo André (loan) 13 (1)
2023Vitória (loan) 34 (3)
2024– Vitória 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

José Hugo Sousa dos Santos (born 17 October 1999), known as José Hugo or Zé Hugo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Vitória.

Club career

José Hugo was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba,[1] and made his senior debut with Farroupilha in 2018. He returned to his native state in 2019, playing for the under-20 side of Botafogo-PB, and represented São Gabriel [pt] for a short period in 2020 before becoming a free agent amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

José Hugo played amateur football until an invitation from Nova Mutum arrived in 2021,[1] and he was presented as a part of the squad in June of that year.[2] A regular starter, he renewed his contract on 29 November,[3] but was presented at Azuriz on 18 January 2022.[4]

On 9 April 2022, José Hugo renewed his contract with Azuriz until December 2024.[5] Four days later, he joined Série A side Coritiba on loan until the end of the year.[6]

José Hugo made his debut in the top tier of Brazilian football on 15 May 2022, starting in a 1–0 home win over América Mineiro.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 16 February 2024[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Farroupilha 2018 Gaúcho Série B 12 0 7[a] 2 19 2
São Gabriel [pt] 2020 Gaúcho Série A2 3 1 3 1
Nova Mutum 2021 Série D 16 2 11[b] 1 27 3
Azuriz 2022 Série D 0 0 8 1 2 0 10 1
Coritiba (loan) 2022 Série A 13 1 13 1
Santo André (loan) 2023 Série D 0 0 13 1 13 1
Vitória 2023 Série B 34 3 34 3
2024 Série A 0 0 5 0 0 0 3[c] 0 8 0
Total 34 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 42 3
Career total 63 6 41 3 2 0 0 0 21 3 127 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  2. ^ Six appearances and one goal in Copa FMF, five appearances in Copa Verde
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

References

  1. ^ a b "Da várzea à Série A em um ano: José Hugo estreia pelo Coritiba e comemora reviravolta na carreira: "Dei um salto"" [From the amateur to the Série A within a year: José Hugo debuts for Coritiba and celebrates turnaround in his career: "I made a leap"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Nova Mutum apresenta elenco para a Série D" [Nova Mutum present squad for the Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Nova Mutum EC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Nova Mutum prorroga contratos de goleiro, atacante e meio-campista" [Nova Mutum extend contracts of goalkeeper, forward and midfielder] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Só Notícias. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Azuriz apresenta elenco para a temporada" [Azuriz present squad for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Sudoeste. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Azuriz anuncia reforços e renova com José Hugo" [Azuriz announce additions and renew with José Hugo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). De Prima. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Seja bem-vindo, José Hugo" [Welcome, José Hugo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. ^ "José Hugo estreia no Coritiba" [José Hugo debuts at Coritiba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Com gol de Andrey, Coritiba vence América-MG no Couto Pereira" [With a goal from Andrey, Coritiba defeat América-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ^ José Hugo at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2022.