David De Senna Fernandes Sualehe (born 23 March 1997) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Olimpija Ljubljana as a defender.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David De Senna Fernandes Sualehe[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Odivelas | ||
2008–2010 | CAC | ||
2010–2011 | Sporting CP | ||
2011 | Belenenses | ||
2012 | CAC | ||
2013 | Boavista | ||
2013–2016 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Porto B | 0 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Sporting CP B | 39 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 23 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Farense (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Paços de Ferreira | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Académica de Coimbra (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2022– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
2014 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2022 |
Born in Porto and of Mozambican descent,[2] Sualehe was on the books of several clubs as a youth, including Sporting CP and Belenenses in Lisbon, and FC Porto and Boavista in his hometown. He took part with Porto under-19 in the UEFA Youth League in 2015–16.[3]
In July 2016, Sualehe ended his three-year spell at Porto by signing a five-year contract at Sporting with a release clause of €45 million.[4] On 6 August, he made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Portimonense, playing the first 73 minutes of a 2–1 home loss before being substituted for Bubacar Djaló.[5]
On 30 August 2018, Sualehe signed a three-year deal at Vitória de Guimarães, being again assigned to the reserve team in the second tier.[6] A year later, after relegation, he was loaned to Farense in the same league.[7]
Sualehe moved to Primeira Liga club Paços de Ferreira on 1 September 2020, having contributed to Farense's promotion to the top flight.[8] Nearly exactly a year later, having not played any games for the Castores, he was loaned to second-tier Académica de Coimbra.[9]
On 12 July 2022, Sualehe left Portugal for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third at Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[10]
In January 2022, Sualehe's €100,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class was stolen in Coimbra. It was found by the National Republican Guard in Vila das Aves, abandoned.[11]
NK Olimpija Ljubljana – current squad | |
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