Joao Souza

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Cuiabá, Brazil
High School:
Montverde Academy (Marshall)

2022 (at Marshall): Appeared in all 19 matches while earning 13 starts in the midfield for the Herd as he helped them advance to the Third Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament… Finished the season ranking third on the squad in goals (7) and points (16) while chipping in with two assists… Had two game-winning goals on 27 shots (10 on goal)… Opened the season with a three-point effort (penalty kick goal and assist) in the 5-0 win over VCU (Aug. 25)… Netted goals in three straight games (Oct. 23 – Nov. 1) while netting game-winners against Georgia Southern (Oct. 23) and at Wright State (Oct. 26)… Collected an assist on the game-winning goal in a 3-1 road win at South Carolina (Oct. 8)… Posted a season-high four shots (two on goal) in a 2-0 win over James Madison (Nov. 1)… Had a goal and three shots in wins over Pacific (Sept. 11) and Robert Morris (Oct. 4)… Started all three NCAA Tournament matches while posting three shots across a pair of wins… Played a season-high 90 minutes in a pair of NCAA Tournament matches against Elon (Nov. 17) and Indiana (Nov. 27)… Played a total of 1,178 minutes in the midfield, marking his second most minutes during his four-years at Marshall.

2021 (at Marshall): Took on larger role in third season with 13 starts while appearing in 16 matches… Part of front-line rotation… Logged 910 minutes on the pitch… Scored one goal, had three assists and five total points… 16 shots with five on goal… Started the season-opener at No. 21 James Madison (Aug. 26) and played 63 minutes, had one shot… Recorded two shots at (RV) Bowling Green (Sept. 11)… Saw 74 minutes of action against No. 4 West Virginia (Sept. 17)… Assisted on the game-winner versus Butler (Sept. 29), also had three shots with one on goal in 66 minutes of action… Had two shots on goal in 53 minutes on the pitch at Old Dominion (Oct. 3)… Recorded career-high two assists in 3-0 win at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 9), helpers on the game-winner in the 15th minute and the Herd’s third goal in the 56th minute… Played season-high 90 minutes of 106 total in overtime win against UAB (Oct. 16)… Saw 82 minutes of action versus Wright State (Oct. 19) and had three shots with one on goal… Scored lone goal of the season against South Carolina (Oct. 30) for the game-winner with a nice touch passed the keeper in the 12th minute… In Herd career has appeared in 55 matches with 37 starts, logged 3,310 minutes, scored four goals, has eight assists and 16 total points.

2020 (at Marshall): Appeared in 17 matches while earning six starts… Helped lead the squad to the 2020 College Cup National Championship… Key player either coming off the bench or in the starting lineup… Logged 805 minutes… Finished season with one goal… Had 16 total shots with eight on goal… Started against Ohio Valley (Feb. 13) and played a season-high 87 minutes… Started three-straight matches at West Virginia (March 24), vs. Old Dominion (March 27) and vs. Florida Atlantic (April 3)… Scored lone goal as game-winner against Florida Atlantic, coming in the 41st minute… Played 74 minutes in match against No. 12 Charlotte (April 18) as Herd won second consecutive Conference USA Championship… Started and played 62 minutes in second round NCAA Tournament win over No. 23 Fordham (May 2)… Played 29 minutes off the bench against No. 1 Clemson (May 6), was the sixth player to take a penalty kick for the Herd in the shootout and converted… Came off the bench for 27 minutes against No. 16 North Carolina in the Final Four… Played 24 minutes off the bench in the College Cup National Championship win over No. 3 Indiana… So far in Herd career has played in 39 matches with 24 starts, logged 2,371 minutes, three goals, five assists and 11 points… Earned a spot on the 2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll after posting over a 3.0 GPA.

2019 (at Marshall): Appeared in 22 matches while earning 18 starts as a freshman… One of two true freshmen in the regular starting lineup… Appeared in all 22 matches with 18 starts… Totaled 1,566 minutes played… Was on the pitch for every minute of three matches… Scored two goals and had five assists for nine total points… Tallied 23 total shots with 10 on goal… Recorded first career assist in collegiate debut at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30), also had three shots with one on goal in 73 minutes played… First career goal was credited as the game-winner at Old Dominion (Sept. 27)… Scored second goal of the year in 6-0 win over UAB (Oct. 5)… Had an assist in back-to-back matches at San Diego State (Oct. 18) and at Wright State (Oct. 22)… Played all 90 minutes and had an assist in win at No. 19 FIU (Nov. 8) to help secure No. 1 seed in the Conference USA Tournament… Played season-high 103 minutes in C-USA Championship victory over No. 2 seed Charlotte (Nov. 17) and had one shot on goal… Had season-high five shots with two on goal in second round NCAA Tournament win over West Virginia (Nov. 24)… Played all 90 minutes in third round NCAA Tournament loss at No. 6 Washington (Dec. 1), had one shot.

Club: Played for Orlando City of the U.S. Development Academy… The attacking mid/left wing played in 14 matches with Orlando City and had seven starts… Souza names winning a championship in Brazil when his team had to sleep on the ground and barely ate during the day as one of his favorite moments in athletics.

Personal: Son of Adolfo Miguel de Souza Jr and Ana Luiza Avila Peterlini de Souza… Grew up in Cuiabá, Brazil… Has one younger sibling, Isadora Peterlini… Enjoys watching Formula One and Tennis in his free time.