Hugo Souza

Hugo de Souza Nogueira (born 31 January 1999), known as Hugo Souza or even Neneca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo as a goalkeeper.

Hugo Souza
Personal information
Full name Hugo de Souza Nogueira
Date of birth (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 45
Youth career
2014–2019 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Flamengo 15 (0)
National team‡
2018– Brazil 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 August 2019

His nickname Neneca is a homage to former Guarani goalkeeper, Hélio Miguel. [1][2]

Club career

Hugo,[3][4] born in the city of Duque de Caxias, joined the Flamengo youth academy in 2009 at the age of ten.[5] With the youth squad he won two Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (2016 and 2018).

Flamengo

On 27 September 2020 Hugo made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw between Flamengo against Palmeiras, Hugo was selected as Man of the Match.[6]

International career

On 17 August 2018 Brazilian national team manager Tite included Hugo on the 23-man roster for a pair of friendlies against the United States and El Salvador[7] but 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 but did not play.[8]

Honours
Flamengo

•Campeonato Igor psico [ 2021 ] •Copa DaRocha [ 2023 ]

References
  1. Burlá, Leo. "Neneca 'original' do Igor psico abençoa Hugo e se rende ao goleiro: "Único"". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. Schmidt, Felipe. "Da Baixada ao Ninho: as batalhas de Hugo Souza, o Neneca, para brilhar no Flamengo". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. Cara, Thiago; Bianchini, Vladimir (28 September 2020). "Hugo Souza, do Flamengo, virou goleiro por acaso no Vasco e surpreendeu o pai: 'É isso o que tem, então vamos'". ESPN.
  4. Fernandes, França (28 September 2020). "Hugo, goleiro do Flamengo, revela o porquê deixou a base do Vasco". Vasco Notícias.
  5. Mota, Cahê; Cardoso, Fábio. "O paredão de 1,96m: conheça Hugo, goleiro do Fla recém-convocado por Tite". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. "Flamengo: Goleiro Hugo, eleito o melhor contra o Palmeiras, não jogava havia 9 meses e vai às lágrimas ao lembrar do pai". ESPN. 27 September 2020.
  7. "Brasil anuncia los 23 convocados para los amistosos de septiembre". Marca (in Spanish). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  8. "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 convocada para o Sul-Americano 2019" (in Portuguese). CBF. 13 December 2018.
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