Travian Anthony Sousa (born September 19, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for MLS Next Pro club Tacoma Defiance.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Travian Anthony Sousa | ||
Date of birth | (2001-09-19) September 19, 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Lathrop, California, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Tacoma Defiance | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2016 | Ballistic United SC | ||
2016–2019 | Sacramento Republic | ||
2019–2020 | Hamburger SV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Hamburger SV II | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Oakland Roots | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Tacoma Defiance | 16 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
United States U19 | |||
2019 | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 8, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 12, 2021 |
Sousa played in the US Soccer Development Academy for Sacramento Republic after joining them from Ballistic United SC in 2016. In total, Sousa made 82 appearances in the USSDA, scoring a total of 24 goals.[1]
In July 2019, Sousa moved to Germany, joining the Hamburger SV acacdemy. Sousa went on to make 14 appearances with the team's U-19s in the A-Junioren Bundesliga, tallying four assists. Sousa also made two appearances for Hamburger SV II in the Regionalliga Nord.[2][3] He left Hamburg in October 2020, reportedly having his contract terminated for "disciplinary reasons",[4] but the player saying the decision was "mutual" between both player and club.[5]
On January 29, 2021, Sousa returned to the United States, joining USL Championship club Sporting Kansas City II.[2] Sousa and Kansas City mutually agreed to terminate his contract with the club on September 23, 2021, without him making an appearance for the club.[6]
On September 28, 2021, Sousa returned to California, signing with USL Championship side Oakland Roots.[7][8] He made his debut for Oakland on October 6, 2021, appearing as a 90th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Sacramento Republic.[9] Sousa's contract option wasn't picked up by Oakland following their 2021 season.[10]
On March 18, 2022, it was announced that Sousa had signed with MLS Next Pro club Tacoma Defiance.[11]
Sousa has been a regular member of the United States at various youth levels.[2]
Sousa is of Portuguese descent and holds dual American and Portuguese citizenship.[4]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamburger SV II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Oakland Roots | 2021 | USL Championship | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Tacoma Defiance | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
Career total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
Tacoma Defiance – current squad | |
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