Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (born 13 January 1995), known as Carlos Ponck or simply Ponck, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a defender for G.D. Chaves.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Mindelo, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chaves | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Derby | ||
2012–2014 | Mindelense | ||
2014 | Quarteirense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Farense | 61 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2016 | Benfica B | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Chaves (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Aves (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Aves | 20 | (2) |
2019–2022 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 51 | (1) |
2022 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2022- | Chaves | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2017 |
On 27 July 2014, Ponck made his professional debut with Farense in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Chaves.[1] On 29 December 2015, he joined Portuguese champions Benfica,[2] who loaned him out to Paços de Ferreira in January 2016.[3] He then returned to Benfica to play for their reserve team, playing four matches in LigaPro.
On 31 August 2016, Ponck joined Primeira Liga side Chaves on a season-long loan deal.[4][5] After playing on loan for Aves in the 2017–18 season, Ponck signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[6]
Ponck made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg on 28 March 2017.[7][8] He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16.[9]
Aves
İstanbul Başakşehir
G.D. Chaves – current squad | |
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Cape Verde squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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