About Afonso Sousa

Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa (born 3 May 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań as a central midfielder.

Sousa earned 42 caps for Portugal across all youth levels, starting with the under-15 team in 2015. His first appearance for the under-21s came on 7 October 2021 in an 11–0 home rout of Liechtenstein in 2023 UEFA European Championship qualification. He scored his first goal the following 24 September, closing the 4–1 friendly win over Georgia.

Both Sousa's father, Ricardo, and grandfather António, played as midfielders and later worked as managers.