Carlos Ponck

Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues (born 13 January 1995), known as Carlos Ponck or simply Ponck, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a defender for G.D. Chaves.

Carlos Ponck
Personal information
Full name Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues
Date of birth (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995
Place of birth Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Chaves
Number 26
Youth career
2011–2012 Derby
2012–2014 Mindelense
2014 Quarteirense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Farense 61 (0)
2015–2018 Benfica 0 (0)
2016Paços Ferreira (loan) 8 (0)
2016 Benfica B 4 (0)
2016–2017Chaves (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018Aves (loan) 29 (1)
2018–2019 Aves 20 (2)
2019–2022 İstanbul Başakşehir 51 (1)
2022Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 13 (0)
2022- Chaves 4 (0)
International career
2017– Cape Verde 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2023

Club career

On 27 July 2014, Ponck made his professional debut with Farense in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against Chaves.[1] On 29 December 2015, he joined Portuguese champions Benfica,[2] who loaned him out to Paços de Ferreira in January 2016.[3] He then returned to Benfica to play for their reserve team, playing four matches in LigaPro.

On 31 August 2016, Ponck joined Primeira Liga side Chaves on a season-long loan deal.[4][5] After playing on loan for Aves in the 2017–18 season, Ponck signed a permanent four-year contract with the club.[6]

International career

Ponck made his international debut for the Cape Verde national team in a 2–0 friendly win over Luxembourg on 28 March 2017.[7][8] He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16.[9]

Honours

Aves

İstanbul Başakşehir

References

  1. "Farense 0–2 Chaves". zerozero. 27 July 2014.
  2. "夜明けに備えられた高度な設備 -".
  3. "Ponck chega cedido pelo Benfica - P. Ferreira - Jornal Record". Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. "Carlos Ponck é reforço" [Carlos Ponck joins]. G.D. Chaves (in Portuguese). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. Carlos Ponck no Desportivo das Aves por empréstimo do Benfica SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese)
  6. "Contratação - Ponck" [Signing - Ponck]. C.D. Aves (in Portuguese). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  7. "International Roundup: Goals galore but three return injured | Planet Benfica". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. "Luxemburgo 0-2 Cabo Verde :: Jogos Preparação 2017 :: Ficha do Jogo :: Zerozero.pt".
  9. "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
  10. Benfica: Ponck no Desp. Aves a título definitivo Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
  11. "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.


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