Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugo de Souza Nogueira [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 January 1999||
Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Chaves (on loan from Flamengo) | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Flamengo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018– | Flamengo | 46 | (0) |
2023– | → Chaves (loan) | 25 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Brazil U20 | 0 | (0) |
2018– | Brazil | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 August 2019 |
Hugo de Souza Nogueira (born 31 January 1999), known as Hugo Souza or commonly referred to as Neneca, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Chaves, on loan from Flamengo.
His nickname, Neneca, pays tribute to former Guarani goalkeeper Hélio Miguel. [2] [3]
Hugo, [4] [5] born in the city of Duque de Caxias, joined the Flamengo youth academy in 2009, at the age of ten. [6] With the youth squad he won two Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior in 2016 and 2018.
On 27 September 2020, Hugo made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw between Flamengo and Palmeiras. He was selected as the Man of the Match. [7]
On 12 January 2023, Hugo Souza transferred to Vissel Kobe for a transfer fee of €1.2 million, with Flamengo retaining 50% of any future transfer. However, two days later, Hugo withdrew from the transfer, citing personal problems. [8] [9]
On 2 July 2023, Hugo Souza moved on a one-year loan to Primeira Liga club Chaves. [10]
On 17 August 2018, Brazil national team manager Tite included Hugo in the 23-man roster for a pair of friendlies against the United States and El Salvador. [11] However, he did not feature in either match.
On 13 December 2018, Hugo was called up to the 2019 South American U-20 Championship squad for Brazil. Despite being part of the team, he did not play in any matches during the tournament. [12]
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flamengo | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
2020 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
2021 | 8 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
2022 | 15 | 0 | 11 [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 46 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
Chaves (loan) | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | — | 1 [d] | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
Career total | 71 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 0 |