Everton (footballer, born April 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Everton Souza da Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Presidente Epitácio, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chapecoense | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marcílio Dias | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Campo Mourão | ||
| 2017 | Freipaulistano | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Inter de Bebedouro | 22 | (3) |
| 2019 | Toledo | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Atlético Tubarão | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | Velo Clube | 18 | (1) |
| 2021 | Uberlândia | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Capivariano | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Camboriú | 18 | (3) |
| 2022 | Portuguesa Santista | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | América de Natal | 38 | (2) |
| 2024 | ASA | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Camboriú | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | Serra Branca | 11 | (4) |
| 2025– | Chapecoense | 26 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:23, 11 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Everton Souza da Cruz (born 10 April 1995), simply known as Everton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Chapecoense.
Career
Born in Presidente Epitácio, São Paulo, Everton played for Marcílio Dias as a youth before making his senior debut with Campo Mourão in 2016.
In the following years, Everton played for Freipaulistano, Inter de Bebedouro and Toledo before signing for Série D side Atlético Tubarão in 2019. On 11 December of that year, he was announced at Velo Clube.[1]
After representing Uberlândia, Capivariano and Camboriú during the 2021 season, Everton began the 2022 campaign at Portuguesa Santista before being presented at América de Natal on 12 April of that year.[2] He helped the side to win the 2022 Série D, and signed for ASA on 6 October 2023.[3]
Everton returned to Cambura in April 2024,[4] before joining Serra Branca on 17 October of that year.[5] On 28 March 2025, he signed a contract with Série B side Chapecoense until November.[6]
On 5 January 2026, after helping Chape to achieve promotion to the Série A, Everton renewed his link with the club for a further year.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 January 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Freipaulistano | 2017 | Sergipano | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Inter de Bebedouro | 2018 | Paulista 2ª Divisão | — | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Toledo | 2019 | Paranaense | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Tubarão | 2019 | Série D | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Velo Clube | 2020 | Paulista A3 | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Uberlândia | 2021 | Série D | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Capivariano | 2021 | Paulista A3 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Camboriú | 2021 | Catarinense Série B | — | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Portuguesa Santista | 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| América de Natal | 2022 | Série D | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Série C | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||
| ASA | 2024 | Série D | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7[b] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Camboriú | 2024 | Catarinense Série B | — | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Serra Branca | 2025 | Paraibano | — | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Chapecoense | 2025 | Série B | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2026 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 143 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 208 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ One appearance in Copa do Nordeste, six appearances in Copa Alagoas
Honours
Velo Clube
América de Natal
References
- ^ "Velo Clube anuncia mais 8 no elenco e desistência de atacante que tinha pré-contrato; veja lista" [Velo Clube announce 8 more in the squad and withdrawal of forward who had a pre-contract; check out the list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "América-RN apresenta mais dois reforços para a Série D" [América-RN present two more additions for the Série D] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "ASA anuncia mais duas contratações para a temporada 2024" [ASA announce two more signings for the 2024 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Série B de SC: Camboriú contrata lateral" [SC Série B: Camboriú sign full-back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Polidoro Júnior. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Serra Branca EC anuncia contratação do lateral-direito Everton para a temporada 2025" [Serra Branca EC announce signing of right-back Everton for the 2025 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cariri Esporte. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Fechado com a Chape: lateral-direito Everton é o novo reforço do Verdão" [Done deal with Chape: right-back Everton is the new addition of the Verdão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Chapecoense renova contrato com o lateral Everton" [Chapecoense renew contract with full-back Everton] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 5 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Everton at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2026.