José Hugo

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

José Hugo Sousa dos Santos (born 17 October 1999), known as José Hugo or Zé Hugo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás, on loan from Azuriz.

Zé Hugo

Personal information
Full name	José Hugo Sousa dos Santos
Date of birth	(1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	João Pessoa, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Goiás (on loan from Azuriz)
Number	71
Youth career
	Force CM
	Novo Horizonte
2019	Botafogo-PB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Farroupilha	12	(0)
2020	São Gabriel [pt]	3	(1)
2021	Nova Mutum	16	(2)
2022–	Azuriz	8	(1)
2022	→ Coritiba (loan)	13	(1)
2023	→ Santo André (loan)	13	(1)
2023–2024	→ Vitória (loan)	39	(3)
2025–	→ Goiás (loan)	13	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025

Club career

José Hugo was born in João Pessoa, Paraíba,^[1] and made his senior debut with Farroupilha in 2018. He returned to his native state in 2019, playing for the under-20 side of Botafogo-PB, and represented São Gabriel [pt] for a short period in 2020 before becoming a free agent amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

José Hugo played amateur football until an invitation from Nova Mutum arrived in 2021,^[1] and he was presented as a part of the squad in June of that year.^[2] A regular starter, he renewed his contract on 29 November,^[3] but was presented at Azuriz on 18 January 2022.^[4]

On 9 April 2022, José Hugo renewed his contract with Azuriz until December 2024.^[5] Four days later, he joined Série A side Coritiba on loan until the end of the year.^[6]

José Hugo made his debut in the top tier of Brazilian football on 15 May 2022, starting in a 1–0 home win over América Mineiro.^[7][8]

Career statistics

As of 16 February 2024^[9]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Farroupilha	2018	Gaúcho Série B	—		12	0	—		—		7[a]	2	19	2
São Gabriel [pt]	2020	Gaúcho Série A2	—		3	1	—		—		—		3	1
Nova Mutum	2021	Série D	16	2	—		—		—		11[b]	1	27	3
Azuriz	2022	Série D	0	0	8	1	2	0	—		—		10	1
Coritiba (loan)	2022	Série A	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
Santo André (loan)	2023	Série D	0	0	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
Vitória	2023	Série B	34	3	—		—		—		—		34	3
	2024	Série A	0	0	5	0	0	0	—		3[c]	0	8	0
	Total		34	3	5	0	0	0	—		3	0	42	3
Career total			63	6	41	3	2	0	0	0	21	3	127	12

1. Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
2. Six appearances and one goal in Copa FMF, five appearances in Copa Verde
3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste