Francisco Rithely

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Sousa.

Francisco Rithely da Silva Sousa (born 27 January 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Francisco Rithely

Francisco Rithely da Silva Sousa
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Rithely da Silva Sousa
Date of birth	(1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Maranhão, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Goiás	28	(3)
2011–2020	Sport Recife	360	(31)
2019	→ Internacional (loan)	16	(0)
2020–2021	Atlético Goianiense	5	(2)
2022	Azuriz	7	(0)
2022	Ponte Preta	5	(0)
2023	Paysandu	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 March 2023

Career

Goiás

In August 2010, Rithely started his professional career in August 2010 at Goiás.

Sport Recife

On 20 May 2011, he moved to Sport Recife on a free transfer.^[1]

He was chosen best defensive midfielder in the 2013 Campeonato Pernambucano.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of 13 December 2019

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goiás	2009	Série A	5	1							5	1
	2010		9	0	5	1	1[a]	0			15	1
	2010								8[b]	0	8	0
	Total		14	1	5	1	1	0	8	0	28	2
Sport Recife	2011	Série B	26	1							26	1
	2012	Série A	33	3					2[c]	0	35	3
	2013	Série B	34	5	2	1	3[a]	0	19[d]	1	58	7
	2014	Série A	35	2	2	0	2[a]	1	14[e]	1	53	4
	2015		35	1	6	1	3[a]	1	18[f]	2	60	5
	2016		33	2			2[a]	0	21[g]	2	56	4
	2017		32	1	5	2	5[a]	2	15[h]	1	57	6
	2018	Série B			1	0			1[c]	0	2	0
	Total		228	15	16	4	15	4	90	7	347	30
Internacional (loan)	2019	Série A	8	0	0	0	1[i]	0	7[j]	0	16	0
Career total			250	16	21	5	17	4	105	7	391	32

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Pernambucano
4. Twelve appearances and one goal in Campeonato Pernambucano, seven appearances in Copa do Nordeste
5. Five appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano, nine appearances and one goal in Copa do Nordeste
6. Nine appearances and one goal in Campeonato Pernambucano, nine appearances and two goals in Copa do Nordeste
7. Thirteen appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano, eight appearances and one goal in Copa do Nordeste
8. Seven appearances in Campeonato Pernambucano, eight appearances and one goal in Copa do Nordeste
9. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
10. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho

Honours

Goiás

• Campeonato Goiano: 2011

Sport Recife

• Copa do Nordeste: 2014
• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2014

Atlético Goianiense

• Campeonato Goiano: 2020