L. Sousa · career
Lino da Cruz Sousa
Full Back · Aston Villa · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Sousa is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.
Peak: 2024/25Holding level
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2024/25) across 3 clubs — 38 appearances with 2 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Bristol Rovers — Season rating 11, 0 goals and 2 assists in 25 games. Output has held steady across his last 2 full seasons (3 → 11).
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Aston Villa U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | RotherhamLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | Bristol RoversLoan | 25 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | PlymouthLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Arsenal U19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Arsenal U21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Arsenal U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Arsenal U21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Arsenal U18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Arsenal U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U19 | 2024/25 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Emirates Cup×2Community ShieldFlorida CupMLS All-StarFA Youth CupPremier League
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL Trophyat Aston Villa U21 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27 | Friendlies Clubs | H Elche | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Walsall | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Porto | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 28 | Friendlies Clubs | H Real Sociedad | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 4 | Friendlies Clubs | A BG Pathum United | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 7 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bayern München | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | UEFA Super Cup | A Paris Saint Germain | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premier League | A Brighton | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |