Carlos Ponck

Carlos Ponck
Personal information
Full name	Carlos dos Santos Rodrigues
Date of birth	13 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Mindelo, Cape Verde
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Moreirense
Number	14
Youth career
2011–2012	Derby
2012–2014	Mindelense
2014	Quarteirense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Farense
2015–2018	Benfica
2016	→ Paços Ferreira (loan)
2016	Benfica B
2016–2017	→ Chaves (loan)
2017–2018	→ Aves (loan)
2018–2019	Aves
2019–2023	İstanbul Başakşehir
2022	→ Çaykur Rizespor (loan)
2022–2023	→ Chaves (loan)
2023–2025	Moreirense
2025–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
International career‡
2017–	Cape Verde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2023

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 centre-back for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

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]

On 29 July 2019, Turkish Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir announced the signing of Ponck on a four-year contract.^[7] That season, Ponck made 22 league appearances, scoring 1 goal; Başakşehir were crowned Turkish champions for the first time in their history.^[8]

On 7 February 2022, Başakşehir sent Ponck on loan to Çaykur Rizespor until the end of the 2021–22 season.^[9]

On 1 September 2022, Ponck returned to Portugal, being sent on a season-long loan to his former club Chaves, who had achieved promotion to the Primeira Liga at the end of the previous season.^[10]

On 4 September 2023, recently-promoted to Primeira Liga club Moreirense announced the signing of Ponck on a three-year contract.^[11]

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.^[12]^[13] He was named in the roster for the 2021 Africa cup of nations 2021 when the team reached the round of 16.^[14]

Honours

Aves

Taça de Portugal: 2017–18^[15]

İstanbul Başakşehir

Süper Lig: 2019–20^[16]

References

^ "Farense 0–2 Chaves". zerozero. 27 July 2014.
^ "夜明けに備えられた高度な設備 -".
^ "Ponck chega cedido pelo Benfica - P. Ferreira - Jornal Record". Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "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.
^ Carlos Ponck no Desportivo das Aves por empréstimo do Benfica SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese)
^ "Ponck regressa ao Aves e a título definitivo" [Ponck returns to Aves permanently] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Başakşehir, Carlos Ponck transferini açıkladı" [Başakşehir announced the transfer of Carlos Ponck]. Mynet Spor (in Turkish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Internacional cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck é campeão da Turquia pelo Istambul Basaksehir" [Cape Verdean international Carlos Ponck is Turkish champion for Istanbul Basaksehir]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Carlos Ponck emprestado ao Rizespor" [Carlos Ponck loaned to Rizespor]. Criolo Sports (in Portuguese). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Defesa cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck regressa ao Desportivo de Chaves" [Cape Verdian defender Carlos Ponck returns to Desportivo de Chaves]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Ponck chega para a defesa" [Ponck arrives for the defence] (in European Portuguese). Moreirense FC. 4 September 2023.
^ "International Roundup: Goals galore but three return injured | Planet Benfica". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
^ "Luxemburgo 0-2 Cabo Verde :: Jogos Preparação 2017 :: Ficha do Jogo :: Zerozero.pt".
^ "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
^ Benfica: Ponck no Desp. Aves a título definitivo Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)
^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

External links

Stats and profile at LPFP^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Portuguese)
Carlos Ponck at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Carlos Ponck at Soccerway

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[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] "Ponck regressa ao Aves e a título definitivo" [Ponck returns to Aves permanently] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[7] "Başakşehir, Carlos Ponck transferini açıkladı" [Başakşehir announced the transfer of Carlos Ponck]. Mynet Spor (in Turkish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[8] "Internacional cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck é campeão da Turquia pelo Istambul Basaksehir" [Cape Verdean international Carlos Ponck is Turkish champion for Istanbul Basaksehir]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[9] "Carlos Ponck emprestado ao Rizespor" [Carlos Ponck loaned to Rizespor]. Criolo Sports (in Portuguese). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[10] "Defesa cabo-verdiano Carlos Ponck regressa ao Desportivo de Chaves" [Cape Verdian defender Carlos Ponck returns to Desportivo de Chaves]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[11] "Ponck chega para a defesa" [Ponck arrives for the defence] (in European Portuguese). Moreirense FC. 4 September 2023.

[12] "International Roundup: Goals galore but three return injured | Planet Benfica". Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[13] "Luxemburgo 0-2 Cabo Verde :: Jogos Preparação 2017 :: Ficha do Jogo :: Zerozero.pt".

[14] "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.

[15] Benfica: Ponck no Desp. Aves a título definitivo Maisfutebol (in Portuguese)

[16] "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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