Ed Souza

In this Portuguese name, the second or paternal family name is Souza. "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.

Edward Souza-Neto (September 22, 1921 – May 19, 1979) was an American soccer player who earned at least 7 caps and scored 3 goals for the United States men's national soccer team,^[1] and played in the U.S. team's historic 1–0 victory over England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Souza was also a member of the U.S. team for the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[2] He played his club soccer with Fall River Ponta Delgada and New York German-Hungarian SC.

Ed Souza

Personal information
Full name	Edward Souza-Neto
Date of birth	(1921-09-22)September 22, 1921
Place of birth	Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death	May 19, 1979(1979-05-19) (aged 57)
Place of death	Warren, Rhode Island, U.S.
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1951	Fall River Ponta Delgada
1951–19??	New York German-Hungaria
International career
1947–1954	United States	7	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In 1976, he was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.^[3]

Souza was not related to his teammate John Souza.^[4]