Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza

Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza (born 5 August 1994), known simply as Artur, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Keşla in the Azerbaijan Premier League .

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Batista and the second or paternal family name is de Souza.
Artur
Personal information
Full name Artur Sérgio Batista de Souza
Date of birth (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994
Place of birth Abel Figueiredo, Pará, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Keşla
Youth career
2012–2013 JV Lideral
2013–2014 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Internacional 33 (0)
2017 → Ponte Preta (loan) 1 (0)
2018 → Brasil de Pelotas (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Criciúma (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2020 Vorskla Poltava 34 (0)
2020– Keşla 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2020

Career

Born in Abel Figueiredo, Pará, Artur began his career with Sport Club Internacional in Rio Grande do Sul. He had his first senior call-up on 16 October 2013, remaining an unused substitute in a goalless Campeonato Brasileiro Série A draw at Santos FC, and made eight more appearances on the bench that season.

On 5 June 2015, he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1 draw at Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in the year's national championship;[1] he totalled 13 appearances that season, 9 as a starter.

Artur scored his first goal on 11 February 2016, to win a home match 2–1 against Esporte Clube Passo Fundo in the year's Campeonato Gaúcho.[2]

On 16 August 2020, Artur signed a contract with Keşla FK until the end of the 2020–21 season.[3]

References
  1. Ernst, Alexandre (4 June 2015). "Conheça Artur, o lateral-esquerdo de Diego Aguirre contra o Palmeiras" [Meet Artur, Diego Aguirre's left-back against Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). clic-RBS. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. Behs, Leandro (11 February 2016). "Com golaço de Artur, Inter vence Passo Fundo no Beira-Rio" [With a wondergoal from Artur, Inter defeat Passo Fundo at the Beira-Rio] (in Portuguese). clic-RBS. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. "Xoş gəldin, Artur Batista!". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 16 August 2020.


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